the floor on the main level, as shown in this photo of the open living/dining/kitchen area, is polished concrete with in-floor heating.

Grand Award, Green Remodeling: Green Grouping

This Grand Award winner in the 2009 Design Awards transformed a 50-year-old house into a sustainable home filled with natural light.


the new open kitchen. green features in the house include advanced framing techniques, an energy recovery ventilator, an insulated concrete form foundation, geothermal heating and cooling, water conservation methods, and spray foam insulation.

Merit Award, Green Remodeling: Forward Tradition

This award winner shows that green building principles can be successfully incorporated into a traditional-style home.


 

Green Awards and Competitions

  • 2008 Remodeling Design Awards

    Our team of judges pored over 340 entries in the 2008 Remodeling Design awards to select 21 winners that represent the highest standards of design and excellence.

     

  • NAHB Green Awards

    The NAHB honored 17 building industry professionals and companies who excelled in green home building practices in 2007, during the Green Building Awards ceremony at the organization’s 10th annual National Green Building Conference.

     
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    John Abrams believes homes, relationships, communities, and small companies should be built to last

    John Abrams believes that homes, relationships, communities, and small companies should be built to last for generations. Here's why he's the first winner of The Fred Case Remodeling Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and why South Mountain Company, with 15 employee-owners and 17 owners-to-be, will be...

     
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    New green awards category

    This year we added a green-remodeling category to the REMODELING Design Awards. We asked three green experts to help define the criteria for the category and to evaluate the entries received.

     
 
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