Sustainability Tour

Green Buildings in Ketchum and Hailey

Saturday, October 31st 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Note: These homes are from the 2008 Sustainability Tour

Please check back later for a listing of 2009 homes and businesses

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Ketchum

West Lantern Project - 680 4th Ave North

U.S. Green Building Council Certified LEED Gold

The developers of the West Lantern Project wanted to bring a new vision of development to the community of Sun Valley, one that blends simple timeless design with green architectural principles and quality construction. Features include: solar radiant heat, hot water and snow melt, certified hardwood floors, low VOC paints and natural wool carpet, cabinets and finishes made from non-formaldehyde materials, Energy Star appliances both in the kitchen and the laundry, a state of the art air-to-air exchanger to bring in constant fresh air, low flow toilets, high performance windows with “Low E” coatings tailored keep heat in during the winter and heat out in the summer, and a high efficiency fireplace.  In addition, the home has native landscaping with drought resistant plants to help save water and restore natural ecosystems.

Architect:  Daniel Weaver, Point of Entry Sustainable Architecture + Development

Owner:  this home is listed for sale with Bald Mountain Realty

Builder: Lato Construction

Landscaping: Native Landscapes

Craig Johnson & Shawn Underwood Home - 220 Buss Elle Rd

Builders Kearns, McGinnis and Vendenberg, Inc. are building to beyond Energy Star standards, and are seeking a LEED silver rating at a minimum. They have hired Jolyon Sawrey of Vital Spec to monitor and certify the process. The LEED certification sets a high standard, and a couple of highlights are that the house will include a geothermal, water-source heat pump and a solar water heater.

Architect:  Frank Chaney(Seattle) with Ned Hamlin consulting

Builder: Kearns, McGinnis and Vandenberg, Inc.

Landscape Architects: Clemens and Associates

Dale & Peggy Bates Residence – 671 B 1st Ave North

Delphinium is the result of twenty-five years of eco-conscious design,
healthy lifestyle values, and a deep understanding of the laws of nature.
Conceived as a home for Dale Bates, founder of Living Architecutre and
his wife Peggy, a spa designer and Feng Shui consultant, it is also a
demonstration of the nurturing relationship between form and life.
With thermal mass walls, active and passive solar systems, recycled and
sustainable materials, Delphinium is highly energy efficient and environmental.  Additional features include: Plant based zero VOC paints, energy star appliances, EMF Mitigation, Lazure painting, cold pantry, whole house water filter and restructuring unit and edible planting.

Architect: Dale Bates, Living Architecture
Owners: Dale & Peggy Bates

"Sleeping Bison” Residence - 360 South Hulen Way

The design for “Sleeping Bison” incorporates active and passive solar principles. Living rooms all orient to the south, while utility rooms are located on the north side of the house. Eight foot tall windows and French doors grace the south and east façades, while west and north windows are smaller and few. The roof and deck overhangs were calculated to admit low winter sun for passive solar heating and to keep the high summer sun off the glazing. The 4” thick stained concrete floors, concrete countertops and central stone chimney provide thermal mass for winter heat storage and heat mitigation in summer. Operable windows located low and high in the wall provide for excellent cross ventilation and stack effect. The home has Sun Valley Solar solar electric and heating systems. The home’s “building-integrated” Unisolar PV system was one of the first legal grid-tied systems in the state of Idaho. The PV panels produce about 75% of the home’s electrical requirements. Appliances are Energy Star compliant, and most lighting fixtures are equipped with compact fluorescent bulbs. Two Thermomax solar thermal panels produce about 80% of the home’s domestic hot water, and a high-efficiency, wall-mounted Monitor boiler provides backup radiant floor heat and hot water. The xeriscaped garden consists mostly of native species, including a high prairie Buffalo Grass lawn, and requires only occasional irrigation.

Architect: Rebecca F. Bundy, Design for Sustainable Living, LLC

Owners: Rebecca Bundy and Morgan Brown

Idaho Mountain Builders Home - 410 River Run Drive

Idaho Mountain Builders has designed and is building a LEED Silver Certified single family spec home in Warm Springs.  Our goal is to build a relatively modest home for Sun Valley, with contemporary visual and environmental standards.  We are treating LEED as a necessary component of responsible development, not an expensive additional feature.   This home is under construction, so many components of the LEED building process are still visible.  Jolyon Sawrey of Vital Spec is the LEED Green Rater for this project.

Builder and Architect:  Idaho Mountain Builders

Hailey and Bellevue

Rocky Mountain Hardware - 1020 Airport Way, Hailey

U.S. Green Building Council Certified LEED Gold

When Rocky Mountain Hardward decided to expand their headquarters in Hailey, they turned to the LEED® certification standards as their guide to building a green facility. By following these nationally recognized principals, they designed a building which balances environmental responsibilities, resource efficiencies and the well-being of their employees. Features of the building are: 35% energy savings compared to ASHRAE 90.1-2004, reduced the use of potable water by 42%, manufacturing closed loop water recycling system which saves 700,000 gallons per year, one third of the total building materials, by value, includes recycled content, and 86% of regularly occupied workspaces are daylit.  In addition, 79% of construction waste and demolition debris, by weight, was recycled.

Architect: Ruscitto/Latham/Blanton Architecture

Owner: Nickum Family/Rocky Mountain Hardware

J&K Ranch - 30 Wyatt Drive, Griffin Ranch, Bellevue

The J&K Ranch, which is located three miles south of Bellevue, is a single family home constructed in 2006. The entire square footage is 3,100 SF composed of a 2100 SF main house with a detached guest suite, two car garage and carport. The buildings' thermal envelope is composed of :
Walls: Durisol Woodchip block, breathing walls, thermal mass, fire resistant, mold resistant, all natural
Ceilings/Roof: Pre-manufacturud trusses, metal roofing, cellulose insulation and foil/foam reflective insulation.
Floors: Slab on grade acid stained concrete with radiant heat. Volcanic pumice underslab for insulation.
Special features include all natural finishes, concrete counters, bamboo counters, formaldehyde-free cabinet substrates, wood work finished with OSMO German natural wax finishes, German Viessmann boiler, storage tank and solar domestic hot water panels, fire-wise exterior finishes and site design, water-wise landscaping, solar shading design and interior daylighting (skylights), Electromagnetic Fields(EMF) mitigation in master bedroom, natural water filtration filter system, and Zero Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) paints and adhesives.

Architect: Vital ink plc. Jolyon H Sawrey, Architect

Owners:  Jolyon and Kari Sawry

Builder: Highpoint Homes

Landscaping: Vital ink landscape design in collaboration with Biome Design

Harned Ritzau Home – 361 River Trail, Hailey

Owners Kirsten Ritzau and Tom Harned desired a zero-energy home with healthy indoor air quality and green, earth-friendly materials and techniques when they planned and built their home. ICF walls and poly-urethane insulation help the passive solar design maintain a comfortable year round interior reducing the homes requirement of large amounts of gas to heat it. Radiant floor heat with tile flooring and low/no VOC finishes help to maintain healthy indoor air quality. High-efficient wood-fired heat sources were used to take advantage of the abundance of firewood from the local forests. The homes waste system includes a constructed wetland to help improve the quality of the waste water before it is introduced into the ground. Designed by local architect Rebecca Bundy, the home was part of the LEED for Homes Pilot program and is in the final stages toward a Gold level LEED Certification. The solar panels (both PV and domestic hot water) coupled with their electric choices within the house help them to realize their zero-energy goal.

Architect: Rebecca Bundy, Design for Sustainable Living LLC

Owners:  Tom Harned and Kirsten Ritzau

Ward's Playfair Ranch Home – 10965 State Hwy 75, one mile south of Bellevue

Blaine County's first LEED Certified Residential Home. Ken and Cindy Ward's Contemporary Farmhouse, designed by Architect Tobin T. Dougherty, received a Silver LEED rating in March 2008. In the beginning the owners worked with Morgan Brown and Marty Flannes and utilized the Built Green WRV rating system. The 1.5 year long process was followed by Tad Duby from On-Point, LLC in Boise who did the third party verification for the USGBC and Earth Advantage, who was the LEED-H provider. The home and grounds incorporate a vast amount of green features,  from the smart passive solar design to the active solar heat and hot water. Conscientious decisions were made resulting in a healthy indoor environment, locally sourced materials, and long term sustainability.

Architect: Tobin T. Dougherty

Owners: Ken & Cindy Ward

Builder: Incline Construction - Ken Ward

Landscaper: Owner - Ken Ward

Sweetwater Village – 870 Maple Leaf Drive, Hailey

Sweetwater is the first neighborhood employing both smart growth and sustainable urbanism principles in the Sun Valley area. Our mission is to create a new mountain village that is environmentally responsible while continuing valued traditions of great small mountain villages that have existed for generations. The village master plan includes: essentials in a village center located within a 5-10 minute walk from every residence; pedestrian-friendly streets and courtyards, sidewalks, bicycle paths and park system. The Sweetwater Grange and Park are the all-weather civic and gathering spaces for homeowners and guests. Sustainable features are: treating and infiltrating 100% of storm water runoff on site; reduced surface parking by placing most parking within garages below residences; a landscaping plan that includes over 1,000 trees and a compact development allowing for large open spaces/shared greens. Residence and village architectural features include: Energy Star appliances, high performance windows with Low E coatings, roofing materials selected to reduce the heat island effect, pre-manufactured roof trusses designed with an energy heal and exterior lighting designed to increase night sky visibility.

Architect and Planning: Weber + Thompson

Scott Thompson, AIA, Architect and Catherine Benotto, AIA, ALSA, LEEP AP, Project Manager and Master Planner. Michael Doty and Associates, Consulting Architect.

Owner and Developer: Sweetwater Company, LLC.  Sales: Karen Province and Susan Radford
General Contractor: Roth Development Group

Landscape Architecture: Kurt Eggers and Associates

Blaine County's First Habitat for Humanity Home - 307 N 5th St. Bellevue

This miraculous new home is on track for LEED certification (we are hoping for Platinum!). At 1395 square feet it includes 5 bedrooms and 2 baths. This very special home is soon to be occupied by its new family, Deputy Sheriff Rene Rodriguez, his wife Kristina and their seven children. Come see all the GREEN features and what an amazing home was created by primarily donors and volunteers from our caring community. Some of the features include: Energy efficient construction with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) on radiant heated concrete slab on grade. Solar panel, radon system, and conscientious choices of materials including recycled beams. For more information about Habitat for Humanity - Blaine County Projects please call 726-0610.

Owner: Home: Habitat for Humanity (until sold to the Rodriguez Family)

            Lot: ARCH Community Housing Trust

Architect: Carolyn Wicklund

Builder: Garth Callaghan and Chad Jenner - Energy Savers and Garth Callaghan Construction

Landscape: Webb

LEED Rater: Ingo Stroup - Building Energy, Inc.

LEED Project Checklist Consultant: Gunnar Gladics