Accoya wood helps Californian home secure recognition for green construction
4 November 2014
A family home in the United States that made extensive use of Accoya wood in its construction has secured the highest level of recognition from the US Green Building Council.
The property was awarded platinum level LEED certification, recognising it as one of the USA’s most sustainable family homes.
The 4,211 sq. ft. Custom-built single family residence in California’s Newport Beach has become a benchmark in energy and environmental design for homes and will serve as an educational tool for the local and international community to showcase stewardship of the environment.
Accoya, the modified wood manufactured by Accsys Technologies, was used for the fascia of the house, as well as for additional features including the balcony railing, rain screen siding, garage doors, jamb, decorative beams and potting bench.
Bryan Crennell, Accsys Technologies’ sales and marketing director said: “Accoya has made a real contribution to the platinum LEED certification of this project, and it’s great to see the house reach the highest mark of recognition. With sustainable design becoming synonymous with high quality performance, the new LEED accreditation system presents a rounded approach to materials and products, enabling project teams to make better informed decisions that will have greater overall benefit for their projects and our environment.”
Jeff Jeannette of Jeannette Architects, Long Beach CA, USA, added: “We recommend and specify Accoya wood materials for all exterior wood applications for its aesthetic, durable and sustainable attributes. We’ve had great success on several custom homes we’ve designed. On the Newport Green Home, we were asked to design a low maintenance home but wanted to include wood on the exterior. As the home is very close to the ocean, the use of Accoya for the rain screen, fascia and other locations was a perfect fit. We also integrated it into some interior decorative applications for continuity in materials. I’m very pleased with the performance of Accoya and will continue to use it for our building projects.”
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