BEFORE
The roof of the ReVISION house is MonierLifetile’s Buckskin CT Slate 900 series, a “cool roof,” which means it has high solar reflectance and thermal emittance. For more cool roof options, visit:
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9’4” in the new addition, which includes the kitchen, grand room, and master bedroom. “We didn’t want too much of a discrepancy with the 8’ ceilings in the rest of the house,” Rocha explains. “We only cut out the center rear of the house to make it taller.” All told, the team added about 600 square feet of space (approximately 125 lineal feet of foundation), but the livability of the house is imminently more usable. Rocha kept the unique aspects of the
house intact. “We tried to keep the costs down and also keep the architectural character of the house,” Rocha says. “We kept the corner windows in the bedrooms and living room and maintained the chimney placement and location and the way the windows flank it.” The house will fit nicely into the neighborhood of bungalows, Key West- inspired homes, Spanish Revivals, and mid-century moderns. “The house has the biggest lot on the street,” Pleveich says. “We didn’t want to overbuild for this neighborhood. … Keeping the ranch without a second story is a cool look.” Most important to the builders,
though, is that the house inspire other people interested in remodeling. “We want people to know that you don’t have to get crazy,” Pleveich emphasizes. “You can take an older house that needs love; give it love, and make it energy efficient. People should never shy away from doing this kind of project.” GB
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Master Bath
AFTER
Family Room
Outdoor Living
Master Suite
Kitchen
Bedroom 2
2 Car Garage
Bedroom 3
Home Office
Foyer Parlor
Grand Room
Behind the VISION Green Builder Media’s VISION House Series presents sustainable new housing and retrofit
models appropriate for today’s economy.
The ReVISION House Orlando ’11 is a retrofit home that Green Builder Media is recreating with partners Southern Traditions Development
www.southerntraditionsfl.com, Catalyst Design, and Designs by Pat Gaylor
www.patriciagaylor.com. The project will incorporate the essentials of sustainable design and construction and will incorporate education and training for building professionals and consumers about green building products and techniques, as well as broader aspects of sustainable living. Visit the ReVISION House Orlando ’11 pages regularly during the course of the project for updates,
case studies, videos, articles, and other important information. To learn more about green design and construction, visit Green Builder College
www.greenbuildercollege.com, our online educational platform, which offers a comprehensive curriculum about sustainable development.
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