E+ for Effort
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Roofreader
Though they may look like architecture school run amok, the steep pitches and cants of the roof have everything to do with the home’s ecological agenda. By creating a series of green roofs, maximizing daylighting and water catchment, and optimizing the positions of light tubes and building-integrated photovoltaic panels, the roof is a canny mix of passive solar design and state-of-the-art technology.
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Smart Gallery
This second-floor gallery displays the green materials and technologies Unsangdong and Kolon built into the house. The two firms teamed up on the furniture design as well.
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Just Venting
Though a tight thermal envelope is critical to the E+ Home’s sustainability, Kolon’s heat recovery ventilation and air filtration systems (above the desk) help ease the load.
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Windows Update
By angling the second-story window away from the hall, Unsangdong created an expansive space without adding to the house’s footprint. A building-integrated photovoltaic window by Kolon does double duty bringing both light and energy into the house.
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Tube Station
Never enthralled with high-tech for its own sake, the architects make use of age-old passive cooling techniques like the stone “cool tube” that runs through the kitchen and second floor.
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Serenity now
Designed to suit all the needs of a Korean family of four, the interior takes what Unsangdong calls “emotional design” as seriously as energy efficiency. This tranquil ground-floor bedroom and bath were created with the help of Japanese interior designer Kondo Noriko.
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Green machines
The E+ Home uses 95 different green technologies. Here’s our guide.
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Big Man on Campus
Built on Kolon Engineering and Construction's grounds, the E+ Home is the neighborhood's green building star. From this angle you can see the permeable pavers and sustainable landscaping, like water catchment pools and living walls, that make this place a paragon of green housing.
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Underneath it All
By capturing and storing storm water and heat underground, the house saves even more energy.
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