Longbow Drive, Estate of the Day
There's no denying the green trend but it's fascinating to see how it plays out in the luxury real estate market. This new build is a ,800 square foot, five bedroom, mountain home in Bear Dance just outside of Larkspur,Colorado. The house was designed to have a utility bill costing no more than $350 a month. It may not sound like a big reduction but heating and electricity for a home this size in the winter can run into the thousands. The home's energy-efficient features include wrap-around wall insulation, solar thermal panels on the roof that pre-heat all the domestic water and four additional solar electric panels that produce enough electricity to run the homes six refrigerators.
The home was also built green, using recycled, reclaimed and organic materials whenever possible, including the Cultured Logs(TM), log-finish exterior, made from composite material and non-toxic blown-in insulation. The hardwood floors are reclaimed antique hickory, taken from a barn built in Virginia in the late 1800's. All the paints and stains are VOC free and even the vegetation cleared at the homesite was mulched and returned to the land. The home has a media room, wine cellar, game room and exercise area as well as a wet bar and family room. The home is listed at $4.5 million.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Abe Sep 26th 2007 4:22PM
800 square foot, eh?
beanspants Sep 26th 2007 5:45PM
so did they succeed?
My electric bill is $300 in the summer months for my 800 sq ft apartment, so $350 for 8000 sq ft sounds quite impressive.
Dan Isaacs Sep 26th 2007 9:24PM
There are hundreds of light bulbs, and I didn't notice any that looked to be compact florescent. That's the easiest thing you can to reduce your electric bill by a significant amount. I know in my 3Kft house, replacing most of my incandescent bulbs saved more than I spend to run my two fridges and chest freezer.
Jim Sep 27th 2007 1:26AM
I"m liking this place a lot, but I have serious reservations about that billards room, which I believe I'd have to dynamite. What's up with that cieling -- and, I ask you, the Paul Bunyan Signature Pool Table? Does it come with a beaver?
Jeff Sep 27th 2007 2:17AM
Sadly, the majority of homes on this list aren't eco-friendly. And the majority of them are in the environmental minded state of CA:
CA Tops List of Most Expensive Homes
http://thegreatloanblog.blogspot.com
Would be great to see a push toward homes with a smaller environmental footprint.