Turkey Run House - Prospective LEED Home

Welcome to the online home of the Turkey Run House. We are a prospective LEED home located in the Blue Ridge Mountain Club of Boone, NC.

From solar energy in South Florida to “going green” in the Blue Ridge Mountains

High Country Press

2/27/2014

By: Richard Parrish

When Marianne Pantin took an online course from Miami-Dade College to learn how to make her

house in Miami-Dade County, Florida, more energy efficient, little did she know that within two years she would begin a project to build a house in the Blue Ridge Mountains for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U. S. Green Building Council. Reading an article published in the Sunday October 2, 2011, Miami Herald on how to earn tax credit for installing solar energy panels, known as photovoltaic cells, in Florida was ultimately the inspiration for the design and construction of a green house in western North Carolina known as Turkey Run.

With the notion of building a small and very efficient home for her family, she and her husband, Rich

Parrish, reviewed the builders who had LEED experience in Boone. With the capable leadership of Matt Vincent and Gary Smith of Vincent Properties Construction and Quint David at Ioncon, an engineering consulting firm specializing in environmentally responsible work, the design process began 18 months ago. Site preparation began in October 2012 and construction was completed in October 2013.

“We are definitely going for Gold level certification, but realize this is a very high standard in design
and construction”, said Rich. “We spent hours meeting with the “Green Plumber” Andy, from Thunder Hill Plumbing & Service to make sure that we were selecting the most efficient faucets, shower heads, and toilets.” According to Marianne who has assembled a catalog of every light fixture, appliance, and material used, they spent nearly every weekend online or in Home Depot or Lowe’s researching the most environmentally friendly materials.“Our goal was to select every material from within a 500 mile radius of Boone, if possible”, Marianne said. From the use of engineered Appalachian hickory flooring harvested from 100% certified Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) sources to recycled glass for a countertop in the master bathroom to recycled paper that had been compressed into a hard granite like material for the kitchen counters, everything had to meet the LEED standards.The main source of the heating and cooling will come from a geothermal system that takes advantage of the available energy that is already in the ground. Ironically the use of solar powered energy that saved Marianne and Rich nearly 50% on their monthly electrical bills in South Florida didn’t make economic year round sense in the mountains with snow fall in the winter.
Marianne and Rich believe that this will be the first LEED certified home in the Blue Ridge Mountain Club, a 6400 acre development site with approximately 700 acres protected by the Blue Ridge Conservancy. They hope other that prospective home owners in South Florida and Western North Carolina will consider this option to create a new standard in environmentally friendly building. For more information on LEED construction go to

http://greenhomeguide.com/program/leed-for-homes

Product Selection – Staying Green and Close to Home – LEEDing the way to a Greener Future
Key to attaining LEED for Homes certification is using products that have achieved recognition for being environmentally sound. Energy Star rating for appliances and lighting fixtures; Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) “Chain-of-custody” certification; rating of plumbing fixtures, such as faucets, showerheads, and toilets, based on water usage are three examples of meeting the requirements of LEED for Homes. Selecting materials that are sourced or manufactured within a 500 mile radius is also an important consideration. Using locally manufactured materials requires less energy to be expended in the moving of the construction components.

The following products were employed in our “Turkey Run” home at the Blue Ridge Mountain Club. The links are provided to assist future home builders in the area in the quest to achieve LEED for Home certification.

Fireplace – sealed gas with electronic pilot “Classic Series Princeton” - Hussong MFG — 204 Industrial Park Drive / Lakefield, MN 56150 / 800-253-4904 http://kozyheat.com

Plumbing fixtures

Toilet – White Niagara Stealth Toilet Elongated Bowl & Tank China -.8 GPF High Efficiency www.niagaraconservation.com

Water Heater – NPE Navien Premium Condensing Gas Tankless Water Heater - Navien America, Inc., 20 Goodyear, Irvine, CA 92618 949-420-0420 www.NavienAmerica.com

Bathroom Faucets – Moen 6600ORB Single Hole Bathroom Sink Faucet, Moen M6102ORB “Kingsley Single Hole Bathroom Sink Faucet

Showerheads - Moen MT6302EP0RB /M2520 “Brantford” Single Handle Tub & Moenflo XL Shower Faucet www.moen.com Manufacturing facilities – New Bern, North Carolina and Sanford, North Carolina (Located within 500 mile radius)

Appliances

Washer – Kenmore 26-41272 Energy Start 2012 “Most Efficient” www.kenmore.com

Dishwasher –Ascenta - Bosch SHX3AR72UC – Energy Star rated www.bosch-home.com

Refrigerator – KitchenAid – KBFS20EV – Energy Star rated www.kitchenaid.com

Lighting Fixtures and Fans

Ceiling Fans – Altara 68” and Larson 52”Hampton Bay Energy Star rated and lighting kit Energy Star rated www.homedepot.com

Exterior lighting – Envirolight Outdoor LED Lantern Energy star rated available at Costco, Amazon, ebay, among others

Indoor lighting - Green Electrical Supply, www.greenelectricalsupply.com and Carolina Rustica (living room scones, www.carolinarustica.com , Home depot Bennington Collection (Bathroom vanity lights) www.homedepot.com

Countertops

Kitchen – Paperstone – black (100% post-consumer recycled paper compressed into granite like material) – Product model – certified to FSC standard Paperstone Products, Hoquim, Wahsington www.paperstoneproducts.com

Master bathroom – ECO by Cosentino is made of 75% recycled content composed of postindustrial or post-consumer materials manufactured into granite like material. Most of the raw materials used in the creation of ECO are: Porcelain, Mirror, Glass, Corn Based Resin, Crystallized Ash, and Stone Scraps. http://www.ecobycosentino.com/usa/

Framing – Manufactured by Wyerhaeuser Framer Series – Greenville, North Carolina (within 500 miles) www.weyerhaeuser.com

Drywall – Manufactured by National Gypsum, Mr. Holly, North Carolina (within 500 miles) www.nationalgypsum.com

Interior Paint – ProMar 400 Zero VOC Interior Latex Paint Sherwin Williams www.sherwin-williams.com

Windows – Double hung, aluminum clad, dual insulated, Super Sunblocker, Low-E, meets 2013 Energy Star standards, Hurd Windows and Doors, Hurd, WI, www.hurd.com

Roofing - Aluminum panels color meets or exceed steep slope Energy Star requirements. Metal Sales, 188 Quality Drive, Mocksville, NC 27028 www.metalsales.us.com Manufacturing location Mocksville, North Carolina (within 500 miles)

Culture stone – front entrance, fireplace, and interior detail, (54% preconsumer recycled content) Southern Ledgestone – Bucks County, Boral Stone Products, manufactured in Chester, South Carolina www.boralna.com (within 500 miles)

Geothermal heating and cooling system

Carrier GT-PX 3 ton geothermal packaged heat pump with EarthPure environmentally friendly refrigerant and a Carrier 2-zone system, with one zone serving each level. This heat pump features a variable speed indoor fan motor with a 2-speed compressor that operates at 67% capacity 80% of the time and controls humidity in both the summer and winter (winter requires humidifier). www.carrier.com

Manufactured by Wyerhaeuser Framer Series – Greenville, North Carolina (within 500 miles) www.weyerhaeuser.com

Windows – Double hung, aluminum clad, dual insulated, Super Sunblocker, Low-E, meets 2013 Energy Star standards,Hurd Windows and Doors, Hurd, WI, www.hurd.com

Roofing -Aluminum panels color meets or exceed steep slope Energy Star requirements. Metal Sales, 188 Quality Drive, Mocksville, NC 27028 www.metalsales.us.comManufacturing location Mocksville, North Carolina (within 500 miles)

Culture stone –front entrance, fireplace, and interior detail, (54% preconsumer recycled content) Southern Ledgestone – Bucks County, Boral Stone Products, manufactured in Chester, South Carolina www.boralna.com (within 500 miles)

Flooring - Appalachian Hickory Engineered –(Product M17081 Hickory Cashmere Green Haven) – Mullican Flooring 815 Love Street, Johnson City, Tennessee 37604 SCS Certification Registration Number: SCS-COC-002109 Scope of Certificate: Manufacturer of FSC-Pure Hardwood Flooring http://Mullicanflooring.com
Fireplace –sealed gas with electronic pilot “Classic Series Princeton” - Hussong MFG — 204 Industrial Park Drive / Lakefield, MN 56150 / 800-253-4904 http://kozyheat.com