Home is designated to attain LEED Platinum, net-zero status

摘要

When Michael Yannell decided to build a new home for himself in Raven-swood, a north side neighborhood of Chicago, he wanted his home to be revered as a sustainable residential building standard, which will most likely achieve U.S. Green Building Council LEED Platinum certification and net-zero energy status, meaning the home will produce more en-rnergy than what it consumes.rnWhen planning the house design - the house sits on a 5,413-sq.ft. lot, is 2,675-sq.ft. and has a footprint of 1,770-sq. ft. - and mechanical systems with Farr Associates, designer, and Goldberg General Contracting Inc., Chicago, AA Service Company, heating and cooling contractor, North-brook, 111., and dbHMS, design and building engineer, Willow Springs, 111., Yannell focused on using a combination of energy-producing and energy-reducing strategies. "Obviously, HVAC is the largest area of energy consumption in a home," said Yannell.