Ready to go beyond carbon neutral?  Register now for the BGBG’s September 23rd Building On-Site Seminar at Jim Logan’s beyond-net-zero, carbon neutral “Logan Wiggins House 3.”

Logan Wiggins House 3 goes beyond net-zero in its bid to achieve LEED for Homes Platinum certification.

The home, designed by Jim Logan Architects and built by Hughes Construction, is pursuing LEED Platinum certification in the USGBC’s LEED for Homes Rating System.  With its super high performance energy features, it looks as though this project may end up being the highest scoring LEED Platinum project in the country to date. 

Populus Sustainable Design Consulting provided HERS energy modeling and rating services, as well as LEED for Homes Green Rater services on the project. 

This beyond-net-zero home utilizes an Earthlinked Technologies refrigerant-based ground-source heat pump with a forced-air delivery system.

Namaste Solar, also a Boulder-based company, provided the grid-tied PV System for the home, while Aircraft installed the Earthlinked Technologies ground source heat pump.  The home also incorporates Serious Materials’ (formerly Alpen) triple pane double Heat Mirror windows.

Interested in learning more about the green features of this beyond net-zero, carbon neutral home?  Join us for the BGBG’s Building On-Site Seminar or visit the home during the Center for ReSource Conservation’s Tour of Solar and Green Homes on Saturday, September 26th.

See Inside a Lifebreath Heat Recovery Ventilator ("HRV")

Populus is the exclusive sponsor of the Logan Wiggins House 3 on the CRC’s tour and will be on-site during the day to answer your questions regarding the green, high-performance features of the home.

Populus is a full service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus guides architects and builders through the requirements of mandatory green building codes and optional green home certification programs, providing HERS rating, LEED for Homes Green Rater services and LEED for Homes training.  Visit Populus at www.popboulder.com.

Register online for the CRC’s upcoming Solar & Green Home Tour.  The tour will be held in Boulder, Colorado on September 26th from 10am to 4pm.  Populus Sustainable Design Consulting is the exclusive sponsor of the “Logan Wiggins House 3″ by Jim Logan Architects.  Populus provided the energy analysis and LEED for Homes Green Rater services on the home and will be on-site during the tour to answer questions and showcase the home’s green features.

The Logan Wiggins House 3  goes beyond net-zero in its bid to achieve LEED for Homes Platinum certification.  Based on the energy modeling provided by Populus, the home will be a net-producer of energy, providing enough additional electricity to charge a Plug-in Electric Hybrid Vehicle.  The home’s numerous energy efficiency features include optimum value engineered (“OVE”) framing, insulated concrete formwork, open-cell foam insulation, a high-efficiency ground source heat pump system, and a solar photovoltaic array.  Beyond energy efficiency, the home uses only low VOC interior finishes and a heat-recovery ventilation system to ensure healthy indoor air quality as well as a graywater re-use system and low-flow fixtures to minimize water consumption.  Finally, the use of responsible materials, such as the building’s salvaged brick façade, reduces the home’s embodied energy and preserves resources.

Populus is a full service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus guides architects and builders through the requirements of mandatory green building codes and optional green home certification programs, providing HERS rating, LEED for Homes Green Rater services and LEED for Homes training.  Visit Populus at www.popboulder.com.

Visit Populus at the EEBA Conference Off-site Builders Challenge Home Tour sponsored by the US DOE Building America – Builders Challenge on September 28, 2009.

The tour will be led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Residential Building Technologies Team Leader, Ed Pollock, and will feature two Builders Challenge qualified homes.

The first home on the tour will be the Solar Harvest house in Boulder, Colorado by Eric Doub of Ecofutures Building.  The second featured home will be  Sean Smith and Company’s Washington Park Duplex which recently earned a 39 on the Builders Challenge E-Scale and is pending LEED for Homes Gold certification with the USGBC.

Populus Sustainable Design Consulting provided high performance consulting on the Washington Park Duplex project and performed energy modeling and verification services for both the Builders Challenge and LEED for Homes programs.  Populus will be on-site at the Washington Park Duplex during the tour to answer any of your questions regarding the high performance and green features of the home.

The bus for this tour (Tour IV) loads at 7:30 a.m. and will depart the Denver Marriott Tech Center at 8 a.m.  The bus will return to the Denver Marriott Tech Center in time for the EEBA Conference opening lunch.  This tour is limited to the first 50 attendees to register.  Learn more about the EEBA Conference Off-Site Tours and register here.

Populus is a Boulder-based, full-service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus is your partner in high-performance design solutions, specializing in energy efficiency codes, green building certifications and LEED for Homes™ training.  Contact Populus at news@popboulder.com.

Visit Populus at the Logan-Wiggins House on the CRC’s Solar & Green Homes Tour.  The Boulder County Solar & Green Homes Tour, part of the Center for Resource Conservation’s Solar Week, will be held on September 26th, from 10 am to 4pm.  The Tour includes 14 solar and green homes throughout Boulder County.  At each house you will have the opportunity to talk with the homeowners and the green service professionals on each project for advice, tips and lessons learned.  In addition, you will have the opportunity to explore the high performance sustainable systems and materials used in each home.

Populus Sustainable Design Consulting provided the energy analysis and LEED for Homes Green Rater services on the Logan-Wiggins House and will be on-site during the tour to answer questions and showcase the home’s green features.  The Logan-Wiggins House goes beyond net-zero in its bid to achieve LEED for Homes Platinum certification.  Based on the energy modeling provided by Populus, the home will be a net-producer of energy, providing enough additional electricity to charge a Plug-in Electric Hybrid Vehicle.  The home’s numerous energy efficiency features include optimum value engineered (“OVE”) framing, insulated concrete formwork, open-cell foam insulation, a high-efficiency ground source heat pump system, and a solar photovoltaic array.  Beyond energy efficiency, the home uses only low VOC interior finishes and a heat-recovery ventilation system to ensure healthy indoor air quality as well as a graywater re-use system and low-flow fixtures to minimize water consumption.  Finally, the use of responsible materials, such as the building’s salvaged brick façade, reduces the home’s embodied energy and preserves resources.

You can learn more about the CRC’s Solar & Green Homes Tour here.

Populus is a Boulder-based, full-service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus is your partner in high-performance design solutions, specializing in energy efficiency codes, green building certifications and LEED for Homes™ training.  Contact Populus at news@popboulder.com.