Community business model
- Local funding
- Saving and creating energy
- Alliances with other businesses
- Designs showcasing local innovators
- Educating of critical environmental problems and solutions
Low impact
- Local factory assembled efficient building practice
- Minimal site disturbance
- Design efficient no waste of space or materials
- Water saving, collection and reuse
Textiles
- Organic sheets, towels, beds, cushions, curtains, and rugs
- New Patented use of tobacco in exclusive Organic Dyes and products for residences
The use of space
- 450 SF ADU for aging in place.
- High transom windows allow for privacy, natural light and maximum storage
- Standardized modular furnishing options gives multipurpose areas
- Full use of interiors- no attic
Furnishings
- "ART WE LIVE IN" collection of doors, lighting, ladders, hardware, chairs and tables made locally of sustainable materials.
- Second function furniture stacking tables, disappearing bed
- Recycled and reclaimed material functional art
Energy efficiency
- Passive solar design with solar panel roof deck option
- Insulated tight strong envelope floor, walls and roof
- High window glass passage doors
- LED lighting and induction cooking
- Kill phantom loads
- Only low maintenance sustainable products used
Clean air
- Chemical free building materials
- Biofilter Refrigerator
- Clay finished wall filter sounds and a toxins
- Organic furnishings naturally antimicrobial
- Kangan water machine replaces all cleaning products with PH water
- No combustion products or carpets
Sustainable and healthy life style
- Acidic PH from Kangan water machine drips on living vegetation exterior wall
- Steam cooking
- Chopping area is accessible to worm composting and recycle area in exterior shed
- Easy clean hanging (double flush) toilet and faucets
- Barrier free roll in shower - doors on exterior tracks
- Simple light switch kills outlets in Bedrooms for EMF
"Greenpods Waterhaus was built in 6 weeks to demonstrate what we can do and show our commitment to a sustainable Port Townsend. Being recently acknowledged for our innovations by a jury of professionals in the industry was a great honor" -- Ann Raab
2012 NW Eco building Guild - 10 anniversary - Seattle Green building Slam
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