2020 Built Green Conference Awards nwBuilt with “Builder of the Year”.
The Built Green Hammer Awards honor members for their outstanding projects and contributions to sustainable homebuilding over the past year. This year, nwBuilt is excited and honored to receive the Green Hammer Award from the 2020 Built Green Conference. nwBuilt aims to have all of their homes meet the 5-star rating.
https://www.builtgreen.net/blog-detail/builtgreenblog/2020/10/06/2020-built-green-award-winners
Highlighted with honorable mention is our Ballard Townhomes that relocated the current home to the San Juans and the newly built homes received 5-star certification.
Built Green Highlights include:
Site and Water
- Small retaining wall to the west
- 100% pervious hardscaping onsite
- Infiltrating bioretention planter for roof runoff
- Green factor score of 0.743
- No grass on site
- Drought-tolerant landscaping
- Recirculation pump built into water heater
Energy Efficiency
- 2×8 exterior walls with cellulose BIBs
- R-20 sub-slab insulation
- Enviro-Dri liquid applied WRB
- Blower door scores less than 2.50ACH
- Lifebreath HRVs installed
- High-efficiency heat pump space heating
- Gas tankless water heater
- Pre-wired for future PV solar
Health and Indoor Air Quality
- No carpet in units
- Motion sensor garage exhaust fan
- Low-VOC products used throughout
- Large overhangs on east and west walls
- Rainscreen beneath siding
- Sloped sill pan and back dams at windows
- All-LED lighting
Materials Efficiency
- BMC Ready-Frame lumber packets
- Relocated original house nearby
- Recycled-content plastic lumber used for decking
- FSC and FloorScore-certified flooring
- Polished concrete slab floor
- All insulation with minimum 40% recycled content
All the details at: https://builtgreen.net/blog-detail/builtgreenblog/2020/06/29/nwbuilt-builds-two-5-star-homes-moves-another