Heat-stressed landscapes and dying trees are a sober reminder of the scanty rainfall we’ve received in Texas in the summer of ‘06. Many who refused to let Mother Nature take their yards compensated with lots of watering and lots of money to pay for it. In typical area households, 50% of water use results from watering our yards. On the Nevada Court houses we placed rain water catchment systems capable of meeting all of the irrigation needs of our drought tolerant landscapes. Similar attention to water conservation is shown through selection of the plumbing fixtures and appliances that appoint the house.
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 We
are privileged to be currently working on the Nevada Court project
for Denton Affordable Housing Corporation. Homes in Nevada Court
are designed and built to be as Green and energy efficient as
an affordable housing budget allows. Dan Fette led the
design team and currently serves as Construction Manager for
the project. Accompanying photos on the following pages
highlight various features of houses in Nevada Court. 
This attention to detail yields dramatic results. For example, homes in Nevada Court will be sold with an energy use guarantee that the average amount of electricity and natural gas necessary to comfortably heat & cool the homes will not exceed a particular amount. On one of those homes, 1340 square feet in size, at current utility costs (summer ‘06) that translates to an average of less than $50 / month to heat & cool the home. When a house is built very
airtight, attention to indoor air quality becomes especially
important. Potential indoor air pollutants include mold & dust
mites, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and carbon
monoxice. On the Nevada Court houses we took careful
precautions to control all of these.
Here are links to two articles in the Denton Record Chronicle regarding the unveiling of the Nevada Court Project:
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