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A little history to bring you up to speed.
The home - Villa Paraiso - is owned by Michaela Miller and Steve Sadler. It is slated to be the 1st Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in NE Florida (Jacksonville). With a HERS (Home Energy Rating Score) of 18, it is the MOST energy efficient home in NE Florida and one of the most efficient in the entire US.
Current Awards:
* 2010 Gold WaterStar (St Johns River Water Management District) – 1st in Jacksonville
* 2010 Environmental Protection Board Award for Individual category – awarded by Mayor Peyton
* 2010 USGBC (US Green Building Council) N FL Finalist for New Construction
* 2009 USGBC N. FL Award for Water Conservation and Landscape Design
* 2009 Sustainable Florida Best Practice Awards Finalist for Green Design
The Documentary:
“Built Totally Green $ave Our Future” includes 25+ energy tips and 100s of hours of downloadable research. It covers Tropical Storm Fay’s devastation, the deconstruction & rebuild all captured on HD video, thousands of photographs, and dozens of interviews. Launch date is July 5, 2010.
www.BuiltTotallyGreen.com
* Since March 2009, we have had more than 5,473 unique visitors on our site, which demonstrates the International interest in our project.
High profile media coverage:
5/15/10 - Florida Times Union feature article
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=29082182
5/14/2010 - WAWS/WTEV (CBS/Fox)
http://builttotallygreen.com/News.aspx
4/19/10 - Featured on the Today Show (NBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/36641686#36641686
1/13/2010 - WJCT radio – First Coast Connects (NPR)
12/11/09 - Jacksonville Business Journal
http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/12/21/story4.html?jst=pn_pn_lk
5/09 - Landscape Management magazine
3/16/09 WJXT (CH 4)
http://www.news4jax.com/news/18786212/detail.html
3/9/09 WTLV (ABC/NBC)
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=133225&provider=rss
Political attention:
* FL Senator Bill Nelson sent a letter to President Obama sharing our Tragedy to Triumph story
* Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton wrote a letter of support for our project
Highlights of Project:
* 14 Geothermal wells * Low flow toilets
* Organic garden * 68 Solar panels
* Energy Star Appliances * 1,000+ native plants
* 8,000+ salvaged bricks * 4,000+ salvaged pavers
* Shower/faucet aerators * 34 tons of recycled steel
* 1.38 tons of recycled glass * Spray foam insulation
