In case you missed it, June 13th, 2009 marked the occasion for the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) when thousands of unabashed, planet-loving souls took to the streets en masse and au natural to celebrate the non-polluting effects of bike riding.
And on a more serious-minded note- you’ve likely heard about Brad Pitt and his earth-friendly entourage’s efforts to “Make it Right” in the lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans by building 150 sustainable residences for people whose homes were ravaged by Katrina.
Green is fun. Green is hip. And Green most certainly is our future. But Green Living can be very expensive, making it impractical for many outside the cultural elite. …Until now.
Renaissance Creative and StalwartBuilt, an extreme green homebuilding science company, will soon announce a high-profile project expected to draw national attention and advance the evolution of high-level, affordable “Beyond Green” living.
Stalwart Built home
StalwartBuilt president, Julius Poston, a long-time developer and green building innovator from the Florida Panhandle, may just have cracked the affordability code. StalwartBuilt is responsible for building the very first LEED Platinum “Net Zero Energy” home in the Florida, and the Southeast region.
LEED Platinum is the highest rating possible from the nonprofit U.S.G.B.C (United States Green Building Council) that uses an extremely stringent, national, third party certification system for green homes.
Renaissance Creative partnered with Julius and StalwartBuilt almost two years ago, developing brand identity, a website and promotional materials for the company; coordinating public relations; and providing architectural assistance during product development.
Unlike so many modern green home concepts, the StalwartBuilt LEED Platinum home, located in Callaway Corners, a new single-family workforce housing development in Panama City, reflects the coastal vernacular of its Florida setting. Yet, the home’s building science boasts the state-of-the-art in green-o-vation.
Photovoltaic solar panels. Geo-thermal heating. Honeywell air filtration for 98% allergen-free interior air quality. Cost & waste saving modular construction. Extreme wind-load strength.
And much more. And the price tag? Just $125 a square foot, not including the lot.
The history-making home is now the model for a soon-to-be announced regional initiative that will be putting hundreds of “Beyond Green” homes in neighborhoods that need them the most.
Hey, naked bike riders may attract gawkers. And movie stars may get lots of ink. But Julius Poston and associates, including Renaissance Creative, are getting it done. We are quietly and definitively making the dream of a hyper-green home an affordable reality for ordinary folks.
How cool is that?