House Showcases Latest Advances in Environmentally Friendly Home Building Billed as one of the most environmentally friendly and technically advanced homes ever built, the NowHouse opened its doors to the public last week in the parking lot of San Francisco’s SBC ballpark. The demonstration home was built to educate the general public and builders about the environmental benefits and advantages of highly integrated advanced green and sustainable construction materials. The house was designed by Clever Homes and the project is being presented by the non-profit Affordable Green Development Corporation. It features state-of-the-art digital accoutrements, including an intelligent digital network, extensive security monitoring and a consumer electronic system comprised of “Editor’s Choice” award selections provided by CNET Digital Living. “This innovative structure was built using a proprietary panelized construction system featuring patent-pending technologies, construction tools and processes which are ready to build as of today at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional home building,” said Scott Redmond, director of the project. |