Upstate Forever Green Design

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UpstateForei/er boardmemberJohnLaneandhis-wifeBetsyWakcfield TetcrusedtheLEED (Leadership in EnergyandEnvironmental Design)2,.0 RatingSystemas a guideforplanningthehousetheyrecently builton Lauson'sForkCreeknear Spartanburg. Thehome'sunique designandenergy efficiency havegenerated interestoutsideof Spananburg;theJuly/August2005 issueo/HomeEnergy features theproject When Betsy andI marriedthreeyears

ago we

decidedto

wouldrecognize the spirit of the place.It's whatWright called

build a house on the eastern edge of Spartanburg,a town we b 止汀 w uP in B 。ほ y ld h rC n" eH 唱ht5homeM 山 all its convenienceandhistory.I soldmy smallbachelor'sbun' 。

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"organic architecture," part Prairie Schoo1, part Arts and Craft ed i四 h ぬ ,, n e fun 叩 It'5 n[ mP 7 Mth 川 K 5 sidinganda silvermetalroofin a communityfull of f100rplans you might see in Southern Living

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oftheSpartanburg buildingmainstream is notwhatwe love aboutit though.WL lovethis house becauseit works as a livingspace for our family.It fits us andit fits the place.Not a daygoes by that we don'twalkaround the livingroom, our eyes pulledout the windowsinto the woods, andmarvelthat we live here.What elsecouldyou askof a home'

existing trees on the lot intact, framingwith zx6s ratherthan e。 y 。 l 。 d n 。 w5P

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During design and construction our architects, John Hines,

reflectivemetal roof to increase our R value rating

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