Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Living in the Green Home







Wheww! Hard to believe that we have not posted since March. Needless to say, it has been a busy time. We got the CO (certificate of occupancy) in late April and then began the hectic and exhausting process of moving in. But before we did that, we had another interesting experience on the green building path. A technician came and tested the home for air tightness. And we passed with flying colors. Posted above are some pics of how the home now looks, and one showing the blow test. The testing showed that the house is very tight, as was expected. In fact, the technician said it was about the tightest house he had ever tested. That makes the HRV system all the more important, since without it, there would not be sufficient air flow. As it is, the circulation is great.
More on living in the green home later. Stay tuned.