(Savannah) Tour HGTV’s newly opened Green Home April Meeting USGBCSC

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(SAVANNAH) – The Savannah Chapter of the United States Green Building Council will host a reception and tours of the HGTV Green Home in Tradition, S.C. for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is strongly recommended as space is limited.
The 2008 HGTV Green Home is located in Tradition, S.C. Limited transportation will be available from Savannah upon RSVP. For more details on the departure location and time, and for directions, please see www.coastalgreen.org, which will be updated as the details are finalized. RSVP quickly to wards@thempc.org.
The reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Tradition, S.C. The reception will include heavy appetizers and cas h bar and there will be a brief presentation of the green home followed by tours of the house itself. There will be multiple tours beginning after the presentation because a limited number of people can be in the house at the same time.
“Exciting news for green building: what better proof that sustainable design is on its way to becoming a standard when a network like HGTV decides they want to create a new show around it!,” said said Vessela P. Valtcheva-McGee, chairwoman of the USGBC Savannah Chapter. “As advocates of sustainable practices and high performance buildings we are thrilled to see the first ever HGTV Green Home in our very own back yard – designed by a local architecture firm and built in a local development, the Green Home features the implementation of green principles in a traditional and appropriate architectural expression. Come out and see how the LEED for Homes rat ing system meets low-country architecture!”
The project is Gold certified by the USGBC’s Leadership in the Energy and Efficient Design (LEED) for Homes Program. LEED for Homes is a green home rating system for ensuring that homes are designed and built to be energy and resource efficient and healthy for occupants.

The 2008 HGTV Green Home includes many sustainable features:
• Pervious pavement on the driveway allows rainwater to naturally seep into the ground rather than running to the stormwater system.
• The drought-resistant landscape features native plants are naturally drought tolerant and require less irrigation.
• Design features will reduce the overall water consumption by 40 percent over a conventional home.
• The community collects stormwater from streets and stores it in a network of retention ponds, then reuses it for irrigating of lawns throughout the community.
• Water efficient fixtures include low-flow toilets and aerators on sinks and showers.
• The 2008 HGTV Green Home will use about 20 percent to 30 percent less power than a conventional home.
• The home will be certified by the EPA’s Energy Star Labeled Home Program. This means that the house must exceed the minimum code requirements for energy efficiency by 20 percent.
• With Energy Star Certified Appliances, the house uses 10-50 percent less energy and water than standard models. The home has Energy Star Certified light fixtures
• The house includes a photovoltaic (PV) system that provides about 10 percent of its required power.
• The entire house is insulated, including the attic and foundation walls.
• The bamboo flooring is a rapidly renewable resource that provides excellent durability and beauty at a low cost. The project uses no tropical hardwoods that might endanger rainforests by encouraging unsuitable harvesting practices.
• The Low -VOC sealants and paints used do not have volatile organic compounds that can off-gas and release chemicals into the air.

Seven basic sustainability areas were targeted during the building of HGTV’s Green Home 2008: innovation and design, location and linkages, sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, awareness and education.

The Savannah Chapter of the United States Green Building Council is dedicated to promoting sustainable design and green building throughout the Creative Coast. The group meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend. The USGBC-Savannah Chapter seeks to educate the public on the long-term benefits of green building and how sustainable design can be integrated or implemented into one’s life.
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