This minimalistic landscape design of grasses and concrete allow the dominate form of the residence shine. Photography Credit: Wade Griffith
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Modern yet relaxed outdoor environment paved with ORCO Pavingstones 5 piece Villa. Sold at: ORCO Pavingstones Photo Credit: Estancias South Canyon

GreenSpur Creates DC's First Carbon Neutral Home Urban Turf, DC GreenSpur, the innovative eco-friendly builders of the CharityWork's Greenhouse in McLean, have just completed their latest carbon-neutral feat: a green renovation of a pre-civil war Capitol Hill row house. Urban Turf DC shows us a glimpse of the neglected historic gem's beautiful transformation. According to Urban Turf DC, bringing a historic home up to date the green way was no small ordeal. Being one of the first completely eco-friendly renovations meant quite a few struggles with DCRA bureaucracy and longer than normal regulation and permit negotiations. However, the long wait and hard work seems to have paid off. The newly renovated home is meant to use 60-80 percent less energy than a normal Capitol Hill home thanks to updates like a ground heating and cooling systems, tankless water heater, solar hot water, and energy efficient appliances. To read more about the home, visit Urban Turf DC's complete article here . According to GreenSpur, there were a number of reasons that the NE home was chosen for their renovation. An important one was historic nature of the building. Many people associate green design and carbon neutral building with new construction. However, Green Spur wanted to show that sound sustainability practices can be incorporated into existing structures, even ones 150+ years old, while still being in a competitive price range. To learn more about GreenSpur's vision for their capitol hill renovation, and to see pictures of the transformation process, visit their website here . We're excited to see what other innovative design GreenSpur will bring to DC this year! (Images: 1,4: Urban Turf DC , 2,3: Redfin DC , 5: GreenSpur ) Tags design , energy & power Related Links Share Comments (0) Post a comment Our privacy policy has recently changed. Please review our policies and terms and check the box to continue. I have read and agree to Apartment Therapy's Privacy Policy , Terms of Use and

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Beazer Homes for Wincopia Farms, a 220 home site community comprising 171 single-family homes and 49 townhomes in Laurel, MD. In consideration of the sensitive nature of preserved environmental buffers and storm water management regulations, micro bioretention and sand filtration techniques were used to protect the run-off, pervious driveways allow water to be absorbed naturally rather than draining into the streets and 39 acres were preserved for forest conservation. Of the entire 127-acre site, just 33 acres were cleared. Based on a review of historical information, the majority of the site consisted of agricultural fields. The Wincopia Farms entry monuments were designed to resemble the last standing stone walls of civil war era housing and the fencing that ties the community together also harkens back to this time. The stone used in much of the walls' construction was recycled from the old farmhouse's foundation found on the site.