This Platinum EarthCraft home really proves you can have it all - See how high performance and luxury come together
as Green Builder Matt Hoots of
Sawhorse, Inc.,
Christopher Matos-Rogers of Matos-Rogers Group, and Dar Kashi of
Kashi Custom Homes give us a tour, including some behind the scenes, or “behind the walls" perspectives that show how smarter better building delivers a better living experience.
Among multiple feature wins, this high performance home delivers:
- Absolute quiet, which is unusual for this busy residential area
- 5/8 QuietRock installed along the walls cuts sound
- Staggered stud framing, where the layers and insulation also help deaden the sound
- Triple plane Pella Casement windows, support both sound and energy efficiency
- An energy efficient all-electric home
- Induction cooking - beautiful, fast, efficient, safe and easy to clean, with a professional-grade hood and make up air
- A Rinnai 80 gallon heat pump hot water header
- Aquafire vapor fireplace
- Solar panels
- HERS Score of 22 indicates that with additional solar panels, this already energy efficient home could be net zero energy
- High Performance HVAC which also supports strong indoor air quality (IAQ)
- 20 SEER variable 4-ton heat pump
- Dedicated dehumidification equipment
- ERVs to deliver balanced and energy efficient fresh air
- Automatic bath exhaust through ERVs, with a boost mode when needed
- Kitchen make-up air
- Thoughtful upgrades, including:
- Gorgeous double kitchen islands and other stunning interior design elements
- Second set of laundry machines
- A convenient pot filler
- Instant hots (2!)
The HERS or Home Energy Ratings System score of 22 means that this home uses 22% of the energy of the standard baseline home of 2006. The average US home scores a 55, where an older inefficient home might score around 130. Dar Kashi attributes this great score in large part to the air tightness of the home as well as a commitment to mechanical systems planning. With 10-12 additional solar panels, the home could even be zero energy, and an additional battery back up would add to energy resilience.
This East Cobb Georgia home shows you really can have it all. As Matt says, the new owner will be lucky to live in such a beautiful, comfortable energy efficient and well ventilated, thoughtfully built and designed home!
