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Elder Healthy Home
Project Overview |
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The “Elder Healthy Home” is a demonstration project showing that healthy, energy-efficient, sustainable homes can be made affordable for seniors in the Puget Sound area. Built for a cost similar to other homes in the area, the project will emphasize healthy indoor air quality, savings in water and energy use, and low-maintenance, easy-care materials.
In addition to its green aspects, the two-bedroom, single-family home will incorporate universal design features that will make it fully accessible to residents with physical disabilities.
The roughly 1,300-square-foot home is being built for the Puyallup Tribal Housing Authority on tribal property in Tacoma, Washington, and is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2007. The finished home will be open for tours and is intended as the first in a series of green homes for local tribal elders. |
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Project Location: 1413 E. 32nd St., Tacoma, WA 98421 |
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Selected Green Features |
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- Passive solar design
- Salvaged and locally produced materials
- Ductless radiant heating
- Sustainably harvested wood products
- Energy-efficient lighting and appliances
- Recycled-content roofing, concrete, & insulation
- Water-conserving plumbing fixtures
- Low or non toxic materials, paints, & finishes
- Whole-house passive ventilation system
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Project Schedule |
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Groundbreaking and blessing ceremony - September 20, 2007 |
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Construction completed - March 2008 |
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Volunteer Planting - March 17-19, 2008 |
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Tours and educational events - March 29 & 30, 2008 from 10 am to 4 pm |
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