Kansas City Home & Gardens Home of the Year Gold Award Winner for "Best Green Home". This home exemplifies high-performance, green building practices while exhibiting a traditional architecture style to demonstrate that efficient homes need not appear modern. Some unique components in this home are advanced Geothermal HVAC, harvest rainwater via roof gutters in underground cistern for toilet flusing, 3,500 sq ft of reclaimed oak flooring from a 90 year old Amish barn in Bolivar, MO, recycled glass tiles in backsplash and minimized hardscapes to reduce rain/groundwater loss. This home also features a 25kW solar array that provides the home owner with a net zero energy bill.