Perhaps most importantly, we have submitted our LEED for Homes paperwork! Our LEED Green Rater and LEED Provider at the Center for EcoTechnology have approved our application for LEED Gold Certification. Woohoo! Now, we are waiting for final approval from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Meanwhile, we have written a comprehensive summary of the green features at 234 State Street. This summary can be viewed on the Green Home Features page of this blog.
Since we last wrote, at 234 State Street itself, the clawfoot tub plumbing was installed, tile found in the coop was reused as a backsplash behind the kitchen stove, the trash/recycling pullout in the kitchen was put in, the shoe storage bench was completed, a drip pan was installed under the washer/dryer (a required durability / moisture management measure), programmable thermostats were installed, the yard was cleaned up and seeded with Eco-Lawn grass mix, and many other finish items were addressed. All electrical and plumbing work is now complete, the heating system has been fired up, and we are ready to schedule a final inspection for the Certificate of Occupancy.
Oh, some interesting little tidbits we learned this month while trouble shooting final lighting issues:
- First: There is no such thing as a dimmable CFL. Really, don't believe the packaging, it just isn't true.
- Second: You cannot find a dimmable LED for a light that takes bulbs with a candelabra base.
- Third: But you CAN buy a nifty little widget online that converts a candelabra base to a regular lightbulb base. Whew. That was a close one. We were worried for a moment there that we might have to settle for incandescent dimmable bulbs! boo! Instead, we installed the light bulb base converter widget and bought some great dimmable LEDs for the kitchen pendant lights. Yay!
So that's pretty much the scoop. We'll try to get some final pictures up SOON!
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