Jun 18 2007
Green Harbor Point – Green Homes in Locust Point, Baltimore
Green Harbor Point – the green homes being built in Baltimore’s Locust Point community are well under way.? These are the first green town-homes to be built in Baltimore. I snapped a couple pictures while walking by them the other day.? They look pretty interesting and? unique from the outside.? The builder (Dan Rieth) and builder (Hawkeye Construction) have taken a different approach than most of the town-homes currently being built in the city.? ? ? I guess you could say they look a bit out of place among Locust Point’s standard row homes that typically feature a pretty flat and basic front facade.? But to me it makes them a lot more visually interesting.
The standard floor plan seems to have only 2 bedrooms, but there is an option to do a third on the? lower level with the garage.? The lower level sits partial underground.? This blueprint below comes from the Green Harbor Point website.? The split level design is unusual for the area, but the result is pretty cool. Prices are starting in the mid $500′s.? Which is pretty standard for new construction.? Apparently the “green” tag doesn’t command a much higher price than similar “environment killer homes.”? The materials used and feature offered on the inside are pretty impressive – range hoods, bamboo floors, designer sinks, etc.
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If your not yet familar with the term “green” for construction – it basically means that they are more energy and resource efficient than typical construction.?
More specifically from the website…
The homes at Green Harbor Point are LEED Certified Green Buildings by the U.S. Green Building Counsel (USGBC) and have earned Energy Star Rating by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).?
Green Building is the practice of creating healthier and more resource-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition. The many elements addressed through Green Building include: Energy Management, Water Conservation, Improved Indoor Environments, Choice of Building Materials, and Construction Waste Reduction. Homes that earn the ENERGY
STAR must meet guidelines for energy efficiency set by the EPA. ENERGY STAR qualified homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
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These places look sweet. Glad to see Green construction is starting to take off in Baltimore.
These houses are NOT LEED certified. Great idea, but when the developer does not follow through with the promised LEED Certification, the buyers don’t get what they were promised. Disappointing. We feel cheated.
Wow. Sorry to hear the LEED rating didn’t come through. It will be interesting to see how situations like that work out in the future. I have heard of several lawsuits arising from projects that didn’t obtain the intended LEED rating once construction was completed.
Thanks Jeff. One shiny thing on the black hole of disgust… the house only came up a little short… so realistically it is 200% greener than a house not built eco-friendly. But coming up short does change the fact that if I want to sell the house I could not claim LEED… unless people are psyched on “almost” LEED.
My advice to anyone buying LEED certified homes… get the LEED certification documentation in your contract, that states, one week prior to closing the LEED Cert. must be delivered.