Residential Winner: Keith Waters & Associates, Inc (designers) and WD Flooring, LLC
Project Name: Portico on the Green
Project Team: Keith Waters; Joe Verich, WD Flooring; Kristene Heyer, project manager; Wally Brandt, superintendent; Pat O'Malley, building knowledge; Carol Schalla, Interior Designer
Location: Minnetonka, Minn.
Square Footage: 4,498 square feet
Amount of FSC-Certified Wood, by cost: 87%
Jury Comments
This is a powerful, luxurious house. Its extensive use of FSC-certified lumber and trim is on display in the graceful curve of the staircase, in the kitchen, and in the warm wood floors throughout the house. The house features an interesting roofline, upstairs porch and a nice balance of wood and other materials. This was the first home in the state to receive Silver Certification through the Minnesota GreenStar Pilot program. Using FSC-certified products is a prerequisite for certification in Minnesota GreenStar.
Use of FSC-Certified Products
Over 70% of framing lumber was FSC-certified, and 100% of hardwood flooring was FSC-certified. Millwork was 100% FSC-certified cherry and poplar.
Words of Praise
"A real tour-de-force and a dramatic play between inside and exterior. The exuberance of the design is contained by a strong but simple composition of wood trim and roof. The Mission style wood detailing of the interior is also simple, extensive and tasteful, and almost all from sustainably managed forests!"
Thomas A. Fisher, AIA, LEED AP+,
Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Design Consulting, Washington, D.C.
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