sustainable design

this house was renovated using many green and sustainable principals. Most of the waste created during the project was recycled. A lot of the original building was retained and reused, and energy efficient and healthy home techniques were used to ensure that the house uses a small amount of energy and provides a healthy environment for the home ownwers. By using these sustainable techniques the end result was lower utility usage, even though the house is more than twice the size.The house is said to be practially dust free, requiring less frequent cleaning; mold and mildew have been eliminated; sound pollution from the outside is significantly reduced; drafts and cold spots have been eliminated; hot water is delivered instantly.
IEH designed a green, zero energy home for a Cape Cod beachfront property. Using solar photovoltaics and a geothermal heating system, the house is designed to produce as much energy as it uses over the course of the year. This home's shape and form mimics the surrounding land while also complementing the property's views. The interior contains a clean design, with an open great room, bedrooms and bathrooms for the extended family, as well as a private gym and home theater.

sustainable design is the art of designing physical objects an the built enviornment to comply with the principals of economic, social, and ecological sustainability.
The designers at IEH worked with a group of about 150 Cornell students to design and build an 800 square foot, off-grid solar home. The house included things such as solar panels, solar thermal, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS), radiant floor heating, advanced home control systems, a proprietary entropy recovery ventilation system, bamboo flooring, and other green elements.

The designers focused on three main concepts for this design: Renewable Energy, Self-sufficiency, and Indoor/Outdoor Living. The strategy for the Alwen's Promise design was to use passive strategies to reduce the electrical cooling load for the house while still providing a thermally comfortable environment. they achieved this by isolating specific areas, such as the bedrooms, that are best suited to be mechanically conditioned. These spaces were thermally isolated from the passively cooled spaces by using Structural Insulated Panels . Using SIPs allowed the bedrooms to be cooled in an ultra-efficient manner that reduced heat infiltration from neighboring spaces. The large, communal space featured a raised, slatted floor and rotating doors that directed the breezes through the house. This cross ventilation strategy not only improved air circulation, but also drew cool air out from underneath the slatted floor.