For architects, building professionals and anyone who wants to learn what it takes to create affordable homes and a net zero energy footprint, this event at the newly-completed Hemsin House in Ithaca will be educational and inspiring. On Wednesday, July 12, the New York Upstate Chapter of the US Green Building Council will host a tour and presentation by owner-designers Courtney Royal and Umit Sirt, both sustainability professionals at Taitem Engineering. Event details and registration.
Hemsin House, on a hilltop overlooking Cayuga Lake, is a cost-effective, healthy home for the couple and their two young children while also serving as a sustainability showcase. Solar panels on the roof generate enough electricity to heat, cool, and power all appliances and lighting in the course of a year, and help the house earn the Energy Star and LEED Zero Energy designations. A 15% window-to-wall ratio, optimitized building envelope design, use of local hardwoods, water conservation methods, low VOC paint and finish materials, and even landscaping will help the home attain LEED for Homes Platinum status.
Tour attendees can earn continuing education credits: 1.5 LU from the American Institute of Architects and 1.5 hours from the Green Building Council Institute.
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