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Living Home Model

 
The Living Home      This is an artists rendition of "The Living Home" This is an approximation of what the exterior of the house will look like. If you would like to see a panorama of the home you can click here or on the picture.




Address: 609 Sunridge Cres. W
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Mission Statement

Mission Statement:

“A study to improve residential home design to reduce environmental impact and enhance life-quality”

Enhance quality of life in the home and community, while minimizing the environmental impact of the construction, maintenance, and operation of a single-family residential home using proven, economic, and accessible construction practices and technologies.  The project will be an inter-disciplinary effort within Lethbridge College that will allow integration with student projects and applied research opportunities.

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Project Description

Project Description:
 
Statistics suggest that 50% of the world’s energy is consumed in the construction and operation of buildings.  An improvement in the design could have a significant impact on the environment and our economy.
 
The goal of the project is to design and construct a home that will enhance quality of life both within the home and in the community. Design will minimize the environmental impact of the construction, maintenance, and operation of a single-family residential home using proven (sustainable), economic, and accessible construction practices and technologies.  The project will be an inter-disciplinary effort within Lethbridge College that will allow integration with student projects and applied research opportunities.

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What’s in it for me?

The Living Home Project is a collaborative effort to educate, demonstrate, validate and promote “good” home design.  Through this website, public forums and educational sessions, we hope that every interested party will have the opportunity to benefit from this project.  Listed below are some of the benefits of the project.

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Quick Facts
Monday, 19 November 2007
Question:
 
Have you considered Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) for your design?
 
Answer:
 
LEED is a rating-system developed for the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and adopted by the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC). LEED has developed rating systems for New Construction, Commercial Interiors, Core and Shell, Schools & Retail, Existing Construction, as well as for Homes. For LEED Homes, the latest Pilot Version was released in February 2007 in the United States, and includes a program involving a number of homes across North America to validate the process. Our project did not fit the timelines for this important pilot program, however, the project team has used LEED processes and concepts as a guideline for The Living Home. We intend to reference LEED credits in the design documentation on this website to illustrate the meticulous detail encompassed by this rating system.
 
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