2005-12-26

Posted at 18:21 UT by Tamara

From the Ground Up
Creating Energy Self Reliant
Environmentally Friendly
Homes, Gardens, and Systems

Architectural Prototype Designs

The Art Institute of San Francisco has completed
another round of innovative,
Green Architectural Designs for the series
From the Ground Up,
which will be featured in segments
205, 206, and 207
and will be featuring products and manufacturers
being highlighted in the series.

Ecotimber is featured in several of the designs utilizing bamboo for flooring, ceilings, walls, and bookcase insets.

Absolute roofing is being featured with roofing slates created from recycled automobile tires.

Americh, and Zuma are being featured for bathroom tubs, whirlpool tubs, and sinks.

Toto is being featured for water saving toilets, as well as kitchen and utility room sinks.

Trex composite decking is being featured for exterior walkway decks.

Quietside is being featured for radiant floor heating systems in several of the homes that are utilizing cement as a flooring.

Jeld-Wen Aurolast doors, and windows, as well as hand carved wooden doors have been utilized, and arched windows and doorways have been selected.

Milgard Vinyl windows are being utilized in a custom conservatory space on the rooftop patio area.

Admiral Sunrooms is being featured for a sunroom on the northern shaded side of the rooftop patio area, as well as a stand alone gardening room on the terraced mountain top.

Velux Skylights are also being featured in the baths, kitchens, and the rooftop patio areas

Rastra block is being featured to create pool walls, fireplace areas, and garage and battery storage areas.

Gopla is being utilized for driveway and parking retention systems.

D Rainwater tanks by Funke are being featured to hold and store rainwater collection systems which will be buried, and hidden on the rooftop under seating areas, to help provide some gravity feed water to home, fountains. and gardens.

Dimension One Spas is being featured for a ground level exterior patio spa.

Energy systems are featuring Xantrex 48 volt inverter and Blue Sky Energy Charge Controller

Design Prototypes will be continuing for another 4 months in what will be the finishing rounds of initial design concepting, with elements then to be drawn up and selected for submission to the Planning and Building department of Santa Cruz County, which will be providing essential engineering commentary prior to being delivered up for blueprint stages of the building project.

Other manufacturers of energy efficient, environmentally friendly product are continuing to come into the series for consideration by the architects and to be incorporated into the prototype designs, and all are encouraged to send their brochures and information to the production studios by contacting the Producer at TamaraLynnScott@gmail.com.