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Queen City Eco Village: The Homestead

Description

Developed and built by Martha Rose Construction, this project consists of 3 newly constructed 5-Star homes with detached accessory dwelling units, as well as a 4-Star remodel of the existing home on the site. Martha also certified the land development practices in the development through the Built Green Communities checklist. To achieve the 5-Star rating, the homes used extensive green building strategies starting with the use of pervious concrete for the entirety of the community entrance and driveways. There are no lawns in the community, and each home boasts a 2,600 gallon rainwater collection tank. Due to the numerous energy efficiency strategies, the homes are modeled to use 67 percent less energy than a home merely built to code. Each of the homes features a 3KW solar array, evacuated tube solar hot water systems, and 90 percent efficient heat recovery ventilators.