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GreenBuilt Home, 4301 E. 71 street, in Cleveland's Slavic Village
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$160,000
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This GreenBuilt home is so well insulated
and efficient that it can be heated for less than a third of a
conventional house. Yet the spacious rooms are filled with natural
light.
Features of the house
include:
- Over 2,200 square feet
of floor space
- Solid oak flooring in
living room, dining room and kitchen
- Ceramic tile in entry
and powder room
- Four bedroom (Or three
bedrooms and a multipurpose room)
- Two and one half baths
- Second floor loft
- Plenty of storage space
- Central air conditioning
- Central vacuum system
- Low exterior and interior
maintenance
- Two car detached garage
with door operator
Green Building features include:
- Healthy building materials
that don't off-gas hazardous compounds
- Water-saving devices
installed on sinks, showers, and bath tub
- Energy-efficient, compact
florescent lighting throughout the house
- Roof with a southern
exposure designed for future installation of photovoltaic panels
- Wiring for phone and
cable service in each room for maximum space flexibility
GreenBuilt Homes Ltd.'s
prototype"green house"
was designed by Building Science Corp. and Betsy Pettit Architects,
Boston-based experts in green building techniques.
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