The project referred to as The Sustainable House® was a comprehensive, residential construction, research project conceived and managed by the Live Green, Live Smart Institute.
The 61 year old house located in Minnetonka, Minnesota in the US, was planned and remodeled by seven teams of 278 individuals over a period of two years.
It features a broad variety of sustainable energy systems, water saving devices, incorporates significant reuse of materials and has had extensive landscaping to demonstrate effective land management techniques.
The USGBC has awarded the Sustainable House the Outstanding Custom Project Award for the highest rating home in the history of the LEED for Homes ® program.
The home received a LEED platinum level rating of 121 points making it the first platinum remodel and gaining the highest score in the history of the LEED for Homes® program for any project. The house is also the highest scoring home for Minnesota GreenStar and attained the top performance rating of Gold with 633 points. The house also is an Energy Star® Home with a HERS rating of 31.
