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Gottfried House Earns Highest LEED for Homes Score to Date

by Allyson Wendt

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) co-founder David Gottfried has, not surprisingly, built a very green house. The 1,460 ft² (136 m²) house in Oakland, California, has earned 106.5 points out of a possible 136 in USGBC’s LEED for Homes rating system, making it the highest-scoring project to date.

To achieve the rating, Gottfried renovated a 1915 bungalow, knocking out walls to make the space feel bigger and work better, reusing existing materials, and installing everything from locally built cabinets to a solar hot water system. He also added a prefabricated off-the-grid home office in the backyard, a LifePod from Envision Solar.

More information is available at www.gottfriedhome.com.

Published January 29, 2009 Permalink  Citation

Wendt, A. (2009, January 29). Gottfried House Earns Highest LEED for Homes Score to Date. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/gottfried-house-earns-highest-leed-homes-score-date