The home of David and Carla Corban has been recognized as one of the greenest homes in Collier County.
Green Technologies Employed:
- Passive cooling systems include an operable shade structure, 5 to 12 foot overhangs, venting skylights and light reflecting sunshades.
- Raising the home up on pilings in the path of prevailing southerly winds that are in turn cooled by passing over the water forms a microclimate that is 10-12 degrees cooler in the summer.
- Xeriscaping lawn reduces need for watering and replacement of seawall with riprap provides a natural habitat for fish and wading birds.
- Rapidly renewable and recycled materials such as bamboo flooring and homasote board are used.
- 30% of the structural and finish wood in the new home is reclaimed from the old house formerly on the site.
Awards:
- AIA Florida 100 Years: named one of the top 100 buildings in Florida in the last 100 years
- AIA FLSW 2007: Award Winner for Architectural Excellence