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Out of sight, peace of mind. Sunset Green Home features two
health-enhancing products from CertainTeed tucked away behind
its walls: SMARTBATT™ with MoistureSense™ Technology, a
fiberglass batt insulation that intelligently manages moisture to
Good glass. keep walls dry year round; and AirRenew® M2Tech® drywall, which
actively removes formaldehyde and other contaminants from the
air. Together they help prevent mold and improve indoor air quality.
Marvin Integrity Wood-
Ultrex windows combine “Every choice was made from a systems perspective,” says Kim
a fiberglass exterior Erle, who served as project manager.
with a wood interior, The ruined structure was removed by a non-profit enterprise
providing a classic that provides green construction jobs to former inmates. This
look with high-energy environmentally sensitive deconstruction diverted over 90 percent
performance. of the home’s building materials from the waste stream.

NEW AND IMPROVED
The new Sunset Green Home consists of a main house and separate
pool house. The main house is just under 3,600 square feet, smaller
than the other custom homes in the neighborhood. The pool house
was designed to be completely shut down in the off season, so as
not to consume energy needlessly.
Several resiliency measures were incorporated into the design.
Building codes required the home to be elevated to 12 feet above
sea level—four feet above the maximum storm surge level from
Superstorm Sandy. Sunset Green is built on 130 pilings, 14 feet above
sea level. Breakaway walls underneath enable flood waters to pass under
the house and recede back without causing structural damage. Impact-
resistant glass protects the home from wind-borne storm debris.
The owners consulted with building science experts from

Project Stats
NAME: Sunset Green Home, East Quoque, N.Y.
ARCHITECT: Bill Heine, William F. Heine Architect
BUILDER: Chris Mensch, Coastal Management, LLC,
www.coastalmanagementllc.com
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER: Tim Rumph, Araiys Design,
www.araiysdesign.com
SUSTAINABILITY TEAM LEADER: Kim Erle, LEED AP Homes,
Sunset Green Home LLC, www.sunsetgreenhome.com
LEED GREEN RATER: Richard Manning (Energy Master LI)
LEED PROVIDER: Ian Johnson (Signature Sustainability)
PHOTOS: Photos courtesy Sunset Green Home LLC

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