City Green Building
Case Studies

Healthy Homes for a Healthy Environment
The residential case studies featured below demonstrate how smart technologies, eco-friendly materials, energy-efficiency and other green features combine to make a great living environment.  Each feature provides an inside look at the goals and challenges experienced by the project team--owner, builder, architect, engineer and developer--as well as the lessons they learned from being at the cutting edge of green building.  All files presented in PDF format.
     
 

Capitol Hill House
- a Built Green Design Competition winner
Once a drab, boxy house with a flat roof, this home is now a bright, modern showcase of energy-efficiency and new technology. It incorporates numerous advanced building concepts and is wired to take advantage of current and future “smart house” technologies.  Read case study
Link to Cascadia GBC Case Study.
     
     
 

The Green Compact
- a Built Green Design Competition winner
This brightly colored house sold quickly for a premium price. The lot was narrow and small, so the architect and builder focused on a plan that respects neighboring houses and provides good light. 
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Huppert Remodel/Addition
- a Built Green Design Competition winner
With careful, selective remodeling and a modest expansion, this 1980s house gained neighbors, a sweeping view across Ballard to the Olympic Mountains, and many energy-efficient and water-thrifty features, including a green roof on the garage.  Read case study
     
     
 

Phinney Ridge Remodel
This successful Built Green™ remodel in Seattle's Phinney Ridge neighborhood expresses two of the architect's passions--green building and modern design.  The house sold in just two days.  
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Sensible House
- a Built Green Design Competition winner
This new award-winning house and apartment were built to prove it’s possible to meet the highest environmental standards in a home that’s also beautiful, comfortable, functional and affordable. It was Seattle’s first five-star Built Green™ home. 
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Last Updated: May 26, 2005