Tour two newly constructed green homes and a sustainable garden in Elmhurst.

Tour two new green homes and a sustainable garden design in Elmhurst and get ideas for your own home!  Learn about green building standards, geothermal heating and cooling and landscaping for storm water management. Then check out the features that makes each one so special.

135 N. Oak - Exterior only tour.  Learn about the National Association of Home Builders' green standard and how this home earned prestigious Gold certification.  Learn about the geothermal system that heats and cools this home.  Check out the pervious pavers and walkway that help manage storm water. 

250 N. Myrtle - Interior tour.  Learn about the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standard.  Check out the features that are earning points towards LEED Silver certification, including the light well, and reclaimed hardwood flooring and Myrtle Avenue street bricks.  Hear from an expert about the paint that helps create a healthy environment inside.  Watch a presentation about geothermal at this geothermal-ready home.
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168 N. Elm - Exterior garden tour.  This resourceful green home includes a green roof, rain barrels, porous pavements, a rain garden, gravel grass, cistern and a bioswale. Click here for more information about this sustainable garden design.