Basics of green home renovation and new construction, overview of the residential green certification systems, and some things you can do to make your existing home more energy efficient.

1. Green Building for Homes
An introduction to sustainable housing
Hallie M. Bowie
Architect, Certified Green Professional

2. “If we compare the average
house to a car, it would have bald
tires, leak and burn oil, and get
about four miles to the gallon”.
-- Carl
Seville

3. • Can we afford greener houses?
Two Green affordable housing projects in
Northeast Ohio
• What goes into making a house sustainable?
• Green rating systems for houses
• How you can make your house more comfortable
and energy efficient

4. 1st Place: University
of Maryland entry
Yesterday’s Well Designed Homes of Today:
standard home 2011 Solar Decathalon
construction
Middlebury
College entry

5. Habitat of Greater Stark
and Carroll Counties
Youthbuild: Akron Summit Community Action
Affordable Green Projects

6. A Few of the
Green Home Certification Systems

8. At the YouthBuild Site

9. Noon on December 21st
Sun Studies of South Elevation
of the
YouthBuild House Noon on June 21st

10. Original concept for roof and porch
Sun Studies of a
Habitat Summit County House
Roof lines modified for solar gain and shading

11. The Thermal Envelope
and its typical weak spots

12. Traditional Straw Bale Construction

13. Training with St. Gobain’s
Building Scientist
Installing Erosion Control

14. A Work in Progress

15. Energy Audit with a
Blower Door

16. New Basement Drainage System:
note the mildew in the formerly wet corner
Before

19. Home Additions & Renovations
Sustainable New Home Design
Deep Energy Retrofits
Consultations
Contact Hallie@NewLeafHomeDesign.com