family's commitment to green living to
benefit more than just her family. My hope
is that we've helped to maintain the integrity of the neighborhood because we've
tried our darnedest not to touch too much
of Mother Nature," she says. "It feels good
to be able to give back."
Architecture: Wagstaff Architects
wagstaffarchitects.com | 383-2160
Construction: Versaggi Construction
versaggiconstruction.com | 707-996-5033
Cabinetry: VM Woodworking
vmwoodworking.com | 707-939-0420
GreenPoints Rating:
Aurora Building Performance
aurorabuildingperformance.com | 457-9778
Distressed wood beams lend a rustic design
element to the hallway.
Landscape Architecture: Brian Powell &
Associates Landscape Architects
brianpowelldesign.com | 491-4480
Green's standards for energy efficiency,
Deconstruction: The Reuse People
resource and water conservation and com-
thereusepeople.org | 510-383-1983
munity.
"Getting over a hundred points is pretty
good," he says. "The maximum, depending upon the variables, might be around
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200, but that's extreme and I haven't seen
any home that high." And, he rarely sees
homes deconstructed. "It doesn't happen
very often and it's too bad," he says. "It's
the right thing to do."
All of Wagstaff's projects are a green
Locally, Family Owned
building in some way, "regardless of
whether they are actually certified by a
third party or not," explains Wagstaff's Eric
Rogers. "It just happens that, for us, following the Build It Green Checklist is a simple
way to explain the description, real life
application, qualification and the intent of
a particular green building element."
He adds, "we ended up with a project
over and above the requirements of the
City of San Anselmo. We're thrilled because they had set such a high bar relative
to other municipalities in Marin and we
realized a home [that was] exactly what the
Uhrlaubs wanted to raise their children in."
In the end, Uhrlaub is counting on her
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