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amount of energy needed to heat
and cool them. Even the shadows
has been in the
created by your neighbor’s house
will be considered.
business of real
Stoner’s new homes now have
stepless entryways, larger hallways
estate development
and seats in the showers. They
and homebuilding for
are being designed to either have
elevators or allow for them to be
more than 50 years.
easily retrofit. According to Dave,
“part of sustainable means that
Its President, Jay
people can live there longer.”
photos: Clayton Jenkins
They view their homes as being
Stoner, sold his first
Stoner Company has always and putting it all together in the house. You see a myriad of
literally something that
universally designed. No one will
tried to stay ahead of the curve. one ‘healthy’ package. Stoner copper tubes going to the flooring to
we’ve gotten behind be precluded from being able to
three homes while
When asked what they are doing Company recently completed the create an even radiant heat under
spiritually.“ “We think it’s
live there. Stoner believes that
differently now, Jay began with Buckskin Model at Clydesdale your feet. There is a reclaimed
important. We believe in this
universal design is also a part of
still a senior in High
where the market had been. Estates. Jay calls it the “Greenest water system that takes the water
and it has energized our people.
the “green concept” in building.
He said, “Thirty years ago you Home” in Larimer County. It from the laundry, shower and
School. Jay received
That’s our new tagline, Stoner
They have recently received the
would ask somebody what they is the prototype for all of the bath and reuses it for the toilets.
Construction is Energized. It has
prestigious award for the Colorado
wanted in a house and they houses they will be building in You see the earth tube cooling
his B.S. in business
a lot of meaning. We are building
Built Green Home of the Year in the
would say ‘we would really the future. The company’s goal system, the high efficiency gas
homes now that are energized,
$500,000- $1,000,000 category.
with an emphasis in
like a 3/4 bath off the master,’ is to be building net zero energy boiler, the photo voltaic system
our people are energized. We
Jay is a dreamer, but it’s dreamers
twenty years ago it became a 5 use houses within three years. to send energy back to the grid...
would like to help energize the
like Jay who have helped northern
real estate and finance
piece bath with a jetted tub and These homes are more expensive it’s amazing! Some of the other
market with this concept. I think
Colorado grow and prosper.
two closets and then ten years to build, but the price is offset energy features to be noted are the
from the University of
people need to think about how
ago it was volume; it was all by the dramatic reduction in xeriscape landscaping, the low flow
they can energize their resale
about big. Today’s buyers say utility and maintenance costs. water faucets, the foam insulation
Colorado at Boulder in
homes as well.“
they want smaller, greener and Presumably prices will go down and low E windows. This home has
the 1970s. His passion
more sustainable homes. So,
as the availability of materials already received an exceptional
They have taken these ideas one
we’re taking renewable
and expertise advances. HERS Energy Star rating and it is
step further. Stoner is working
for real estate has
energy and higher
on two new developments, River
When you enter the Buckskin, you
anticipated that it will achieve
Walk and Green Acres. It is their
never wavered. Jay has
performing homes as a
may not be aware of the amount of
a LEED Gold Certification level
hope that you will not need gas or
‘standard’.” Education
care that has gone in to making this
as well.
electricity or a car to live in these
sold more than 3,000
is more critical today
home so special. You merely see Jay says that, “We as a
neighborhoods. The community
an extremely high quality, beautiful,
company have forever
homes and home sites
as well. Jay’s G.M. of
will offer a mixture of live, work
custom built home. I happened to
changed. We don’t
Construction, Dave Phillips,
and play uses. A portion of the
over the last 25 years.
be there on a particularly cold and
recently completed his LEED
even look at building subdivision will be devoted to
windy evening. This house was
homes the way we
community supported agriculture
His enthusiasm for the
Certification training. LEED
anything but drafty, it was warm
stands for Leadership in Energy
used to look at building
so that everything within our square
and inviting throughout. I found
changes the future will
and Environmental Design. It is
homes (in terms of
mile of Green Acres will be self
the most interesting part of the
the premier certification available
energy consumption) as
sustained. The homeowners will
property to be the utility room. It is
bring to the industry for environmentally responsible
be able to go to the town square
here that you begin to appreciate
being acceptable. So,
builders. According to Dave,
on a weekly basis and pick up their
are contagious.
the energy features of this home.
we changed and we’re
“It’s not just about energy. It’s
allocation of protein, vegetables
There are a couple of large solar
about taking everything from
evolving and growing and fruits. The actual homes will be
heat tanks where heat is collected
the site to the finished home
intellectually. It‘s
sited in such a way as to reduce the
during the day and stored to heat
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