Sustainable Building Visit: Marketable 2000 Sq. Ft. Tucson Home is “Super Energy Efficient”
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting with Tucson builder Michael Ginsburg (pictured below) of La Mirada Homes at his new Super Energy Efficient Design (S.E.E.D.), ENERGY STAR rated home (pictured below) in Tucson, complete with radiant heating AND cooling in the concrete floor slab and 3.4-kW of solar photovoltaics on the roof. Michael’s sustainable building design shows a HERS (Home Energy Rating System) of 20, meaning it uses 80% less energy than a conventional home.
A beautiful, 4 BR, 2 BA ranch style home that fits in perfectly with its central Tucson desert environment. Another plus, no internal load-bearing walls, so you can configure your own version anyway you want it. This sustainable green building is super-insulated, so it’s incredibly comfortable, even on the 103F, high-humidity (monsoon season) day that I visited. All the good green features: solar water heating, rainwater harvesting and a whole-house fan for fresh air ventilation, overhead fans and NO NEED for forced-air A/C (but it’s there if you really need it). Certified ongoing by Davis Energy Group, one of the nation’s oldest and best energy consultancies.
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