Up North Green Homes

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Permalink Reply by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on January 22, 2009 at 8:11pm

Onekama, Michigan

This home is West Michigan's first LEED for Homes "Platinum" Project an the show house for the 2007-2008 Michigan Energy Fair. It has won two national ICFA awards. And has several regional awards. It was publish in regional and national magazines including our favorite Northern Home & Cottage Magazine. The home has many green feature including ICF construction to the roof w/ Fly Ash, Wind Generation, Solar Hot Water, Passive Solar design, Radiant Heating, Energy Star Windows, Roof and appliances, Stained concrete floors, LED and CFL Lighting, Fiber Cement Siding w/Fly Ash, Radon Venting System, Dual Flush Toilets, Low Flow Plumbing Fixtures.

The homes was designed by Eric Hughes of Image Design, LLC and Built by Adam Bearup of Hybrid Homes, LLC

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Permalink Reply by Diane Kolak on February 19, 2009 at 12:37pm

Here's my green home in Benzie County. I spent 5 years designing it, then hired Steinorth Fine Homes to draw the working plans and build it. House has a HERS rating of 52, 5-star Energy Star rating. Some green features include: geothermal heating/cooling; icynene foam insulation; tankless water heater; insulated foundation and basement floor; low-e Andersen windows; bamboo, cork, and porcelain tile flooring; efficient appliances; exposed aggregate porch (instead of wood or composite);native landscaping; MDF trim (reduces wood usage); whole-house air exchange system; some reclaimed elements from Odom's Reuse. And quite a bit of vintage furniture.

The house was featured in our own Northern Home & Cottage magazine and this May will appear in Fine Homebuilding's Annual Houses issue.

(And no, we don't ever turn on all the lights like this!)

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Permalink Reply by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on February 19, 2009 at 1:06pm

Diane,

Great house! Sounds like you did everthing right when you had it built! Congradulation on getting it in the Fine Homebuilding's Annual Houses issue. Would love to see it sometime.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on June 2, 2009 at 9:04am

Diane,

Just read the article in Fine homebuildings Annual Houses Issue that you wrote on your home. Great article, Great House.

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Permalink Reply by Diane Kolak on February 19, 2009 at 12:41pm

Also, here's a link to the Northern Home & Cottage story about Eric's LEED house.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on February 19, 2009 at 1:07pm

Diane thanks for the link!

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Edwards on February 19, 2009 at 1:13pm

Eric,

Speaking of Northern Home & Cottage links, here's a link to the story we did on your LEED home, Green's Anatomy.

Lissa

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Permalink Reply by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on February 19, 2009 at 1:20pm

Thanks Lissa for the link to the story!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on May 23, 2009 at 6:16pm

This is the "Watercress Project" in Pentwater, Michigan it is projected to be a LEED for Homes "Platinum" project. This is the ultimate in Up North vacation homes, the home has many green/sustainable feature including ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms) foundation w/ Fly Ash, SIP (Structural Insulated Panels) panels walls & roof, Michigan North White Cedar Log siding, Energy Star Windows, Roof and appliances, Stained concrete floors, LED and CFL Lighting, Radon Venting System, Dual Flush Toilets, Low Flow Plumbing Fixtures. Almost all of the tree's that had to be removed for this cottage were use in the construction or furniture for this home. The interior of this home is unique and one of a kind with over 30 custom features.

The homes was designed by Eric Hughes of Image Design, LLC and Built by Adam Bearup of Hybrid Homes, LLC

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