Show Home Gains Laurels for Modern Design and Green Building Techniques
Tradewinds Show Home built by Charles Clayton Construction in Baldwin Park for the 2008 International Builder's Show held in January 2008 is still receiving top honors.
At the Aurora Awards, held in conjunction with the 2008 Southeast Building Conference, Tradewinds received 11 awards, including the coveted Golden Aurora for Best of Show, the Best in State award, and the Grand Aurora award in three categories. The competition included more than 300 entries across the 12-state Southeast region.
Inspired by the atrium homes of ancient Rome, Tradewinds features an open courtyard facing Lake Susannah. The “U” shaped architecture harnesses wind energy as a cooling alternative to air conditioning. The orientation of the house on its lot optimizes solar heat gain, natural lighting and shading opportunities. The upstairs utility room contains an energy monitor and small touch-screen panels to control everything in the house from sound and lighting to the pool and home air conditioning. Tradewinds is equipped with the latest technology to combine efficiency and convenience.
Tradewinds, a $5.24 million home, features 7,316-square-feet of living space that integrates modern design with green building techniques, resulting in a home that is technologically advanced and energy efficient, leaving a minimal footprint on the environment. Tradewinds received “Green Home” certification from the Florida Green Building Coalition.
To help maximize energy efficiency and durability, Icynene® was selected as an insulation of choice. Installed on the underside of the roof deck to create an unvented, conditioned attic and also applied to the interior walls of the home theater room for increased sound attenuation, Icynene® will help the Tradewinds Home “keep a lid” on energy efficiency and reduce the home's cooling costs significantly.
Another benefit to using Icynene® in the home's “lid” is its ability to help protect homes and their occupants from the potential water and moisture damage resulting from the high winds. In vented attic assemblies, wind and the laterally driven rainwater carried with it can enter the attic through the soffit assemblies. These conditions can lead to a flooded attic, an increased risk of mold growth and rotting building materials. An unvented attic design, using Icynene® seals the soffit vents, eliminates rainwater and moisture ingress into the attic and helps prevent moisture damage to the insulation and ceiling materials.
The Golden Aurora Award confirms that Tradewinds is truly a powerful offering of design efficiency and green technology. Because of Icynene®'s proven performance in unvented, conditioned attics, the product has been the insulation of choice for numerous high-profile projects such as Tradewinds.
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