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BY Tali Aaron : October 6

Avoiding Water Damage: World's First LEED Net-Zero Home


The key to any house that you want to last a few hundred years and be comfortable and not have to put on new siding every 10 or 20 years is to keep it dry.  Paul, the owner and builder of this home, talks to us about the methods used to avoid water damage and ensure that this LEED home stays dry.  Since this home is located down slope about 20 feet from the high point, the owners did a few things to avoid water damage.  A double terrace was created with a french drain at the bottom to catches the water, leads it around the house and redistributes it to the lower yard. There is also a dry creek on the property, which is the first gathering area for any moisture heading towards the house. As a final defense again moisture entering the house, the home's crawl space was sealed and Visqueen was put down.

Background: We took a trip to Sebastopol, California to tour the first LEED home in the world!  The home was built from the ground up by Paul Rosen, Founder of North Bay Energy as well as a builder and sustainability consultant.  Amazingly, the house is so energy efficient that the total annual utility cost is less that $10! Skeptical?  Well we were too, so Paul invited us to tour the home while he explained all the different design features.

If you are interested in more information about the home, contact us, and we will put you in touch with the owner.

This video was produced by buildaroo.com. Keep looking through our site for more information about sustainable companies and products. If you are interested in more information about the home, contact us and we will put you in touch with the owner.

This video is the seventh part of a series on this home. Look for previous parts of this series, and check back over the next few days for part 8.

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First Published: October 6, 2009 at 11:35 am

14 Responses to Avoiding Water Damage: World's First LEED Net-Zero Home

  2. scott paskill on October 12, 2012 at 7:08 pm


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  3. Carla Freund on October 12, 2012 at 6:04 pm


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  4. LEED for Homes on October 12, 2012 at 6:01 pm


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