Why Buy It? Buying this house will show you the amount of money you could have in your wallet. Located in Boise, Idaho, it has an outstanding view of Swan Falls Dam on the Snake River. The dam contains a hydroelectric power plant which will supply the electricity for your new Green Home! However, expenses may be a little costly, but don’t worry, it will pay for itself in the end, PLUS MORE!

Color and Material Color of house will be painted with light colors so heat is not absorbed too much. We will use recycled, reprocessed paint. Material of the house will be made of salt-treated timber wood which absorbs heat and stores it for use during the night. Floors will be made of flagstone flooring which help store cold air and releases it slowly throughout the day. Inside walls will be insulated with pink insulation which contains recycled glass material and reduces C02 emissions by nearly 13 percent. Countertops in the house will be made from aluminum shavings, which is cheaper then paying for a regular granite countertop.

Direction and Landscaping The house will be facing south with larger windows on east and west sides We will have deciduous trees planted in front of the larger windows to absorb and block more sunlight during the hotter seasons. Will not be right next to Swan Falls since there is a huge cliffs on each side of the dam but the house will be in a reachable area for the hydroelectric power.

Swan Falls Dam

L.E.E.D. Structure of House –Wood is recycled –Air-tight windows are made from recycled plastic bottles The 3 elements that your Green House includes is: –Solar Envelope House –Passive Solar Heating –Gray Water Collection

The Hydroelectric Dam

How It Works 1.Water rushes through the penstock and turns the turbine. 2.The turbine spins the generator 3.Electricity goes to the transformer in the powerhouse 4.Transformer transforms the electricity into a usable form 5.Electricity travels through the power lines and goes to homes and businesses.

Benefits of Hydroelectricity Renewable Minimal pollution Plays a major role in reducing greenhouse gases Low operations and maintenance costs Reliable and proven over time Long lifetime

Solar Envelope House

1.Low winter sun’s rays pass through the glass heating the air within. 2.That warm air rises followed by the cooler air from below the house. 3.When the heated air reaches the top of the house, it's drawn through the air passageway between the roofs of the two structures, down through the same channel at the north wall of the house, and back into the crawl space where it heats two feet of backfill spread atop the structure's well-insulated foundation. How It Works ( ) How It Works ( )

How It Works ( ) 1.Summer sun (higher in the sky) can't feed as much heat into the house because of the angle at which it strikes the windows. 2.An outside vent pipe (routed underground) which feeds into the crawl space at the north side of the house. 3.A controllable damper on this pipe allows the desired amount of fresh outside air to be drawn through both the crawl space and the air channel between the shells cooling the structure

Extra Facts Constantly circulates by convection Circulation reverses during the night Not only tempers the inner structure, but also warms the thermal mass beneath the house. (can maintain warmth up to 3 days)

Passive Solar Heating

How It Works (Winter) 1.The sun’s rays enter the house through large windows. 2.The tile flooring, or in our case, the flagstone flooring and salt-treated timber walls, absorb the heat and stores it. 3.The heat is released slowly throughout the day and night. During the summer however, the sun is higher up in the sky throughout the day so the roof will block more sunlight to cool the house rather than heat it.

Benefits Little to no operating costs Minimal maintenance costs Emits no greenhouse gases

Extra Facts Does not actually include any sort of mechanical heating device. Functions by having features that absorb heat and then release it slowly to maintain the temperature within the home. (large windows, stone flooring, etc.) Can reduce heating bills by almost 50 percent.

Gray Water Collection

Gray Water and How It Works Any water that has been used in the home, except water from toilets You can even use old water that you gave to your pets or water from a fish bowl Bathwater is considered the best source of gray water Easiest place to collect gray water is from your clothes washer Easy to do at home, and for no cost

Benefits of Gray Water Lower fresh water use Less strain on failing septic tank or treatment plant Gray water treatment in topsoil is highly effective Ability to build in areas unsuitable for conventional treatment Less energy and chemical use Groundwater recharge Plant growth Reclamation of otherwise wasted nutrients

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