This humble...okay messed up...lot will be the site of our Nauhaus prototype project. Watch us transform it into a beautiful model of urban sustainability
Plans for permitting have been submitted for our prototype project, slated to start construction late this spring. We’ve been working on developing a practical approach to carbon neutral, healthy built residential construction for several years. The result is a building system, for lack of a better word, that we’ve dubbed “The Nauhaus” (pronounced “now house”). Though we’ve designed a number of projects in the interim, this is our “prototype” because it is the first to combine all aspects of the Nauhaus vision: the highest possible level of energy efficiency, low-embodied energy non-toxic (“natural”) materials, impeccable indoor air quality, sustainable water management, indoor and outdoor living, urban infill, on-site energy production, and an abundant edible landscape brought together to create a model of urban sustainability. In addition, this project will provide valuable data for others in the green building movement because we will performance monitor the home for several years to compare theoretical to actual performance.
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