Sustainable Green Building: Cellar Ridge Custom Homes - McMinnville, Oregon
Boelyn LEED Home - Green Features
Water Conservation
1.0 gal/flush dual flush toilets from Moen
1.5 gpm bathroom faucets from Moen Evaline
2.2 gpm kitchen faucet from the Moon Medora line
2.5 gpm shower heads and tub faucets from the Moen Eva line
Pre-plumbed for future grey water collection
1500 gallon rain water collection tank used for yard irrigation
Bosch high efficiency dishwasher
Energy Efficiency
PVT, Inc Solar Thermal: First production system in Oregon
4 kW grid tied photo voltaic solar array
Energy efficient instant hot water heater maintains only 0.5 g of hot water capacity
Energy Star rated appliance (dishwasher, refrigerator, clothes dryer, clothes washer)
Serious Materials windows featuring U-values ranging from
0.14 to 0.18, and Solar heat gain coefficients tuned to the orientation
of each window. These windows maximize passive solar heating and
cooling
Solar Tubes let in the natural light
Thick offset stud walls with blown in fiberglass insulation
Energy Performance Score rated at 31 by Energy Trust of Oregon
HVAC 15 SEER Zoned mini-split heat pumps
Passive solar design
Sustainable Materials
Foundation contained 30% fly ash, a pre-consumer
recycled product.
100% recycled content crushed concrete “urbanite” in place of gravel
Framing lumber was harvested and milled locally
Insulation contains 35% recycled material
Locally manufactured drywall with 52% pre-consumer recycled content
Painted with Metro 100% recycled content paint
Carpeted areas covered with 100% wool carpeting from Stanton Carpetà Durable
