Go Green Cottage creates green building and home tour
buzz
By Leigh Scott
Go Green Cottage is in plain sight of the thousands who visit The Streets at Southpoint each week, and sure to increase awareness of green building, the Green Home Builders of the Triangle and the 4th annual Green Home Tour.
There’s an exciting new attraction at The Streets at Southpoint mall in Durham, but it’s not a new boutique store or trendy restaurant.
It’s not a new cinema or food court.
In case you’re feeling stumped, we’ll just go ahead and tell you.
It’s the 1,206-square-foot “Go Green Cottage,” built by Sun River Builders Signature Homes near the Main Street entrance, in just one week!
The craftsman-style home is a showcase for green building and fully furnished. It is open to the public during mall hours through May 17.
The “Go Green Cottage” also is one of the 36 entries in the 4th annual Green Home Tour, being organized by the Green Home Builders of the Triangle. As is typical of the homes on this year’s tour, the cottage provides a great opportunity for Triangle residents to learn about a wide variety of green materials and techniques.
The
home’s Energy Star certification guarantees a 5 percent reduction in monthly
energy costs. It also has met the national standards for green building
certification.
Environmental amenities include Energy Star appliances, low-VOC paints, low-flow faucets, dual-flush commodes, extra insulation, solar hot water and low-maintenance exterior materials.
This
two-bedroom, one-bath cottage also has hardwood floors and carpeting recycled
from soda bottles. Unique features include an open-contemporary staircase and a
loft area that can be converted to another bedroom and full bath or used as an
office or bonus room.
We are very excited about having a tour entry at the shopping center, in plain sight of the thousands of people who visit the mall each week. We are hopeful that it will provide some good publicity for Sun River Builders and its trade partners, as well as our green building program and the other homes on the tour.
Stop by and take a look at the “Go Green Cottage” next time
you visit Southpoint!
Leigh Scott is director of Green Building Programs. She can be reached at (919) 493-8899 or leigh@hbadoc.com. Green Builders of the Triangle membership applications are available at www.greenhomebuildersofthetriangle.com.
