The making of a high performance green home on a budget!

Follow me while I describe how to build a green home!  Over the next few months I will be documenting construction of the Coon residence. This home should be among the highest scoring homes ever certified by the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) when completed. It will also be certified by Energy Star, FPL Build Smart, Water Star, and Florida Yards and Neighborhoods.

I will document each phase with photos as well as explanations including corresponding point eligibility on the FGBC checklist. This home will feature a lot of common sense features that many builders neglect as well as some really exciting new concepts for sustainable living.

The basics: this home is 1896 sqft of air conditioned space made up of 3 bedrooms with 3 full baths. The home is a great room design that also includes a study. There is an attached 2 car garage as well as a screened pool. The home is on a large lot that is already occupied by the client’s existing home. No water or sewer service is available so the home will be serviced by a new well and septic system.