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WHAT’S SO EXCITING ABOUT THE

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VISION HOUSE SEATTLE CASCADES?

“It’s not often that the opportunity “It is exciting to collaborate with some of
comes along to redefine sustainability the top green building experts in the
and set a new standard for building United States. Our united mission to
green in the current marketplace—to share our knowledge regarding
design and build a template that can be sustainable homes is inspiring. Hopefully,
replicated across the country—but through sharing our experiences, we can
that’s precisely what Green Builder® encourage others to create a more
Media is aspiring to do with the next sustainable built environment and a
project in our VISION House® brighter future for us all.”
demonstration series.” Tadashi Shiga, energy rater,
Sara Gutterman, CEO, Evergreen Certified
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Green Builder Media

“During the economic downturn from “An exciting aspect of this project is that
2007 though 2016, I was able to take it will empower homebuyers to
the time to conduct a lot of research on understand how the home works. It
various aspects of energy-efficient needs to be simple enough that they will
home construction. During those years, want to monitor and interact with it. We
we were able to test and prove our work, give them what they need to change
but only on our own projects. The VISION their behavior and help them understand
House® project offers us an opportunity how they can make simple changes in
to work closely with other top industry their lives, so that their home and
professionals in a manner we can all lifestyle have less impact on the
learn from. This project is as much about environment.”
sharing knowledge as it is about building Stace McGee, architect,
a house, not just between ourselves, but Environmental Dynamics
with the greater world of homebuilders
and homeowners.”
Ted Clifton, builder, Clifton View Homes
“The obvious answer is living in it! But as a member of the better-
building community, I am actually most excited about seeing what
happens when you collaborate with the best of the best to build a
singular example of how a contemporary home should be built—from
the minutiae in optimizing exhaust vent runs and limiting roof
penetrations, to advanced integrated load management integrating
isolated, insulated thermal mass, steel roof under-venting, climate
specific windows, advanced fresh air management and advanced home
energy management. The bones of this home are intended to leverage
resources in a way that will require new approaches to modeling, to
capture the reduced and moderated loads benefits we intend in this
home. But mostly, I hope this home demonstrates to all of our partners
a broader value proposition that promotes a more comprehensive
understanding and pursuit of responsible source utilization for a world
that desperately needs it.”
C.R. Herro, VP Innovation at Meritage Homes and homeowner
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