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TABLE OF CONTENTS HOME OF THE YEAR AWARDS
HOME OF THE YEAR AWARDS

10th Annual
The Best of Green Building
10th Annual The Best of Green Building

DEPARTMENTS FEATURES
EDITOR’S NOTE ......................................................02 GREEN HOME OF THE YEAR AWARDS ................................................................14
GREEN BUILDING NEWS ...................................06 GRAND OVERALL WINNER:

CODE ARENA ...........................................................60 An Elevated Standard ......................................................................................... 16
An off-grid mountain retreat, MARTaK Passive House is designed to sip
TAILGATE ...................................................................64 energy, resist wildfire and return to the forest at the end of its life.
HERE’S A SAMPLE OF WHAT’S INSIDE BEST HISTORIC REMODEL:
Net Zero Victorian .................................................................................................22
“I really like that LEED is based on science.
This classic Twin Cities home goes from ‘remuddled’ to sustainably remodeled.
I have found over the years that a lot of the
BEST MAINSTREAM GREEN:
bad things in our industry are the result of Ohm Sweet Ohm .................................................................................................... 28
an overemphasis on pure aesthetics.” (p.48) This powerful ‘his and hers’ house in Southern Minnesota is mostly HERS.
BEST AFFORDABLE NET ZERO:
ON THE COVER
MARTAK PASSIVE HOUSE Family Hostel ...........................................................................................................34
Designed to accommodate generational living, this West Seattle dwelling
Visit us at www.greenbuildermedia.com sets the bar for market-rate sustainable homes.
for up-to-date news analysis, case studies, new green BEST CONTEMPORARY:
projects, code and reg updates, thought-provoking blogs, Five-Star Futurist ................................................................................................. 38
cutting-edge products and much more. This sophisticated net-zero-energy home is a welcome addition to a
walkable neighborhood in Seattle’s Columbia City.
BEST CUSTOM LUXURY:
Bluff Beauty ............................................................................................................. 42
The custom ‘live edge’ home demonstrates health and resilience in a
High Desert setting.

BEST PASSIVE HOUSE:
Pennsylvania Performer ....................................................................................48
PAGE 54 To achieve Passive House status for Scranton House, builders went back to basics.
THE FLEX HOUSE: SECOND COMING HONORABLE MENTION:
At CES, The Flex House became a fully functioning New Zealand Original .......................................................................................... 52
Smart Home 2.0, demonstrating technologies that The eco-friendly Dundonald Street home deserves kudos for its building
save energy, water and other resources. science and unique design.

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