Gottfried Green

Something we are going to do as soon as we reach FL is visit The Florida House. This is more along the lines of consumer friendly education. A place you can actually walk in and see for yourself how one house was put together green. This is a nice way for the lay person to get their head around some simple design concepts- The cupola above the great room area...provides light; promotes whole house ventilation; draws and ejects heat and humidity from areas that produce the most - the kitchen, the laundry room and the bathroom. We want to do something a bit different aesthetically overall but this cupola idea seems standard, useful and appealing. To gain hands on insight into some general and affordable green building ideas helps us to start to understand choices and technology at the same time.

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