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Home Plans: Jasmine Court
“Right Living” Design Features
- Site design:
- Use pervious pavers and landscaping to reduce storm run-off in driveways and garden patios
- Maximize retention of existing trees
- Enhance natural topography with terraced gardens and rockeries
- Define front yards with rockeries and picket fences
- “Cottage” style architecture
- Small homes that live large and maximize use of square footage
- Front porches give sense of community and traditional neighborhood
- Outdoor covered living areas for bbq next to kitchen and garden patios
- Use trellis features to extend the garden theme into the architecture
- Corner windows in great rooms and master bed rooms for improved quality of natural light
- Maximize square footage
- Efficient kitchens with large full height pantry, and entertainment islands
- Great room concept for flexible furniture layouts
- Built-ins provided for cabinets, books shelves or art display options
- Large dining area for table expansion
- Minimal use of hallways
- Master bedroom suite sized for a king bed
- Efficient master bathroom with large shower, enclosed toilet, double sinks with optional vanity, and built-in dressers
- Stacked washer / dryer in master suite closet
- Large master closets
- “flex room” can be used as a bedroom or office / den
- Shower/tub provided in secondary bath
- Extra closets for coats or linens
- Large garage for extra storage or work bench
- Attic storage provided in most plans
- Bonus room options on up-hill sloped lots
- Energy efficient construction
- Efficient use of building materials
- Energy star dishwasher and other energy saving appliance options
- Tax credits available for use of ________ (list specific incentives).
- Milgaard windows with u-value of ___
- Doors with u-value of ___
- Energy component analysis for each home
- Heated with -_______________(heat pump, gas, forced air, electric???)
- Blown-in insulation
- Maximize use of duct work to minimize excessive heating / cooling costs
- Healthy home construction
- Well sealed garages to prevent toxic air leakage
- Use of low voc paints, glues and finishes(???)
- Use non-toxic wood preservative treatments (???)
- Well sealed and vented to prevent mold accumulations
- Continuous quiet bathroom fans (???)
- Whole house ventilation capable of accommodating HEPA air filters
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