The 2010 Southern Building Show, which features its annual showcase
home, inspired a children’s playhouse – a miniature copy of a bold,
innovative sustainable home design featuring Marvin window and doors
products.
Every year the Southern Building Show in Atlanta features an innovative
and inspiring showcase home. This May’s show did not disappoint,
offering another exciting home design including Marvin windows and
doors. Known as the Midtown Green House, this year’s project features
green construction and will seek EarthCraft, LEED and ENERGY STAR
certification, as well as following the NAHB Green Building Standard.
From the concrete foundation to the green roof with garden, this eco
home’s bold, mid-century style combines converging planes of glass,
stacked stone and stucco and an asymmetrical, loft-style floor plan.
This private residence is located in Atlanta’s Midtown section, known
for its eclectic architectural style. Click here to see photos.
The AVI team of consultants worked with architect Joel Kelly Design,
builder The Hoots Group, and building engineers to ensure the Marvin
Clad French doors, Casement windows and Direct Glaze Polygon windows met
structural, architectural and energy efficiency requirements. All
windows and doors featured LoE3-366®glass, contributing to the home’s
sustainable design. The technology behind these windows is especially
effective at keeping the sun’s heat out in warmer climates where cooling
costs are high, such as Atlanta area homes. “And thanks to Marvin’s
design flexibility, the windows look just as beautiful in this
contemporary design as they do with traditional décor, said Peter
Diehl,” sales manager for AVI.
Building on the excitement generated by this showcase home, The Hoots
Group built a kid’s playhouse which also debuted at the Southern
Building Show. The Hoots Group provides home performance improvements
to existing homes and well as building new homes with a “whole-house”
approach to achieve healthy, comfortable, and energy efficient results
for homeowners.
The playhouse will be raffled off as a charity benefit for the HomeAid
Atlanta’s Project Playhouse 2010 event, which takes place at The Avenue
Forsyth in Cumming from September 25 through October 23. HomeAid Atlanta
is a nonprofit organization that builds and renovates multi-unit
transitional housing for homeless families and individuals in the metro
Atlanta area. Through the building industry’s generous support, HomeAid
has built or renovated nearly 1,000 shelters. An article in the Atlanta
Building News featured the HomeAid playhouse event this past May.
This stunning miniature copy of the showcase home incorporated the same
mid-century contemporary design and green architecture translated into a
kid-friendly funhouse with an artificial turf cool roof, a roof-top
terrace, and a roomy loft accessible by ladder. Keeping with the
original design’s sophistication, the playhouse also includes faux stone
and stucco facades, spray foam insulated walls, high grade hardwood
interiors and energy efficient Integrity® from Marvin Casement windows
donated by AVI.
“We’re pleased to contribute to such a great cause, plus Integrity
windows fit the green aspect of this project perfectly,” said Peter
Diehl.
Integrity windows and doors are made of Ultrex®, a pultruded fiberglass
window material whose main ingredient is sand, a safe, renewable
resource. In addition, Integrity’s manufacturing process incorporates
steps to protect the environment. The fact that Integrity’s Ultrex
fiberglass construction is exceptionally strong and long lasting means
they require less window replacement and upkeep, reducing wasted
building materials that must be land filled and decreasing the need for
solvent-based paints. From start to finish, Integrity’s sustainable
design contributes to a greener future.
Marvin and Integrity Windows and Doors featured in Showcase Home and Matching Kid’s Playhouse
