House Kaplan Thompson: The First LEED Platinum Home Virginia

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House Kaplan Thompson Interior

Arlington, Virginia recently received the first LEED Platinum home, which once held the honor for Best Single Family Residential Project from the Virginia Sustainable Building Network. A collaboration between Metro Green and Kaplan Thompson Architects, four-bedroom family home and the attic blend of contemporary architecture with a sustainable trail.

House Kaplan Thompson

The house is just as green on the inside because the outside and stored along with using SIP, geothermal HVAC system, grid tied solar panels and low-e argon windows. By placing primary focus on energy savings, the architects can reduce heating and cooling costs for homes 3825 square feet to slightly more than $ 300 for one year.

House Kaplan Thompson Rooftop

If you think that is impressive, you’ll see the tools of interior energy-saving have contributed to the house received Energy Star 5 + rating Besides being certified for indoor air quality is incredible.

House Kaplan Thompson Livingroom

The house is located less than five miles from Downtown, Washington, DC. For “above all”, the crown of glory of the house is a green roof and use of all surfaces that can be translucent. Surface runoff is to ensure zero in the event of rain storms up to an inch.

source : inhabitat, Kaplan Thompson Architects

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