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New Shade of Green A Boulder-area “solar bungalow” combines historic architectural elements with environmental building practices for a unique approach to eco-living.

Fresh Start—New Energy An extensive and eco-friendly renovation turns a dated house into a welcoming vacation retreat for three generations of one extended family.

Modern Life Take a peek inside the home of Aspen architect Richard Carr, who designed his own space to marry green technology with easy family living.

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For his own home, architect Richard Carr dreamed up a family terrace with a modern fire feature and outdoor kitchen, perfect for enjoying three seasons of the year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETER VALLI.

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Colorado’s Home in 2010! MONDAYS AT THE MANSION MAY 10 An Elegant Evening with a Champagne Reception & Music. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

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If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing. IT SEEMS THAT AT SOME POINT IN OUR HISTORY, “MORE IS BETTER” DROVE plenty of design decisions. Take the cover story from our July/August 1983 issue: We called it “The Great Indoors,” but it was really a not-so-cleverly veiled attempt to bring the jungle to the Rockies. And another story (featured above) from the same issue proves that accessorizing with lots of shiny things is probably not the way to go. (Go ahead. Count the brass accessories. We found 25.) Finally, the glowing pink dining room from May/June 1987 leaves us speechless (but humming the Pepto Bismol jingle).

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QUEEN CHAIR This vintage chair gets a second life, thanks to custom dyed wool and wool appliqué flowers. The visionaries at Denver boutique 5 Green Boxes stripped the chair down to its bare bones and rebuilt it into this whimsical throne. $1,200. 5 Green Boxes, Denver, (303) 777-2331, 5greenboxes.com

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MOST GREEN GURUS WOULD AGREE that when it comes to home conservation efforts, it’s best to start small: swap out incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents; beef up the insulation in your attic; upgrade to low-flow shower heads and Energy Star appliances; find air leaks and seal them. So says residential energy analyst David Neiger, founder of Boulderbased energy consulting firm Populus Sustainable Design Consulting, who helps homeowners determine the specific ways they can improve their home’s thermal envelope and save on energy. But if you’ve already tightened up your home and checked some of the small green improvements off your list, then maybe one of these large-scale, long-term green approaches to reducing your home’s environmental impact is right for you.

Photovoltaic systems THE BASICS: Photovoltaic systems use an array of solar-cell-filled modules, which you’ve seen on rooftops and garages, to directly convert sunlight into electricity. PV systems can power up anything—from your TV and kitchen appliances to the lights—that normally pulls energy from the power grid.

UPSIDE: You’re tapping into a renewable energy source (the sun) instead of depending on a power plant run by finite fuels, which makes for a smaller environmental impact. To cut the large front-end cost of a system, typically $20,000 to $35,000, generous tax credits and rebates are available. (Xcel Energy’s Solar*Rewards program rebates a substantial portion of up-front costs. Visit energystar.gov/taxcredits or xcelenergy.com/solar for more information.) And as the cost of electricity goes up, so will the financial return of your PV system. With modern PV systems lasting 25 years or more, chances are good you’ll save money in the long run. Worried about being left in the dark by breakdowns or cloudy days? Don’t be. Most PV systems are still tied to the grid, allowing you to tap back in when the sun doesn’t come out—and as an added bonus, you can feed any power you don’t use back into the grid.

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doubt be cost-prohibitive. Even with the help of tax credits and incentives, the payback for the cost of installing the system is often 15 to 20 years. Then there’s the fact that solar panels make an aesthetic statement; some green-lovers might embrace the look of the technology attached to their residence, others will think it’s an eyesore. BUYER BEWARE: Using a simple

cost-payoff analysis to determine if a PV system is right for you is far from foolproof. Think about it: $10 today won’t mean the same thing as $10 in 2030 as fuel prices rise. Neiger recommends a life-cycle cost analysis,

which plugs in a handful of estimates—such as predictions for fuelprice escalation and inflation—to paint a more realistic picture of how long it will take for the upgrade to start paying you back. Hire a home energy rater who knows how to run the analysis and can help you weigh the factors. GREAT FOR: Homeowners who

have improved their home’s insulation and use an efficient heating system that runs on natural gas or oil. (If you have a smaller demand for electricity, a smaller system can do the job.) Homes that receive direct sunlight from 9 am to 3 pm make the strongest candidates.

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geothermal heat pumps THE BASICS: A heat pump that’s run by electricity and attached to wells drilled 100 to 300 feet into the earth draws heat from the ground (for warming your home during the winter) and transfers heat back to the ground (for cooling during the summer). The constant temperature of the earth is the exchange medium rather than the unstable outside air.

UPSIDE: Again, you’re tapping into a naturally renewable and environmentally sound resource—stable heat that’s stored in the earth. Geothermal systems can last up to 30 years, and they’re “very, very efficient at heating,” Neiger says. (The EPA ranks them among the most efficient heating and cooling technologies on the planet, estimating a 30 to 40 percent savings on utility bills. Visit energystar.gov to see which systems make the Energy Star list and to uncover tax credit facts.) Plus, they’re quiet—operating at the hum of a domestic refrigerator. You’ll also be able to enjoy peace of mind that you’re not at risk of carbon monoxide or natural gas leaking into your home.

DOWNSIDE: Though the cost of equipment (around $7,500 to

$12,000 for a moderately sized home) is not much different than that of a high-efficiency furnace and air conditioner, be prepared for steep installation costs (from $10,000 to $30,000 or more, depending on the type of system and the terrain). “The most expensive part is getting to the ground source and having to put all the piping in the yard,” Neiger explains. The fact that some systems provide heating, cooling and hot water might soften the punch of the price tag for some. Also, if you’re making the upgrade from a gas-powered furnace to a geothermal system, make sure you consider the fact that the cost of electricity is currently three times more expensive per equivalent unit of energy than natural gas (and you must use electricity to run the pump). Just be sure you do the math first, or hire a pro to do a life-cycle cost analysis, before assuming that a geothermal system will put lots of money back into the bank. GREAT FOR: Homeowners who also want to take the solar-panel

plunge. Neiger explains why: “When we’re trying to help people get to a net zero [carbon footprint], getting something like a heat pump is a great move, but then we also need solar panels to supply the electricity. Otherwise, they’re not going to get to that zero with the heat pump, because all that energy [to run the pump] is coming from a power plant that’s releasing carbon dioxide.” 38

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WHAT: Best used with conventional forced air furnaces, a programmable thermostat is—you guessed it—programmed to follow a heating and cooling schedule that maintains different temperatures for different times of day, cutting out heating that you don’t need as much.

UPSIDE: This is a great way to get your feet wet. No doubt it’s a smart idea to automate when you want your heat to run, and it only costs $20 to $40 more than a conventional thermostat. Program it for lower temperatures at night and when you leave for work without having to remember to turn down the thermostat each morning and night— one more (easy) step toward a greener lifestyle.

DOWNSIDE: Savings aren’t astronomical. The Energy Star website suggests that when used properly, a programmable thermostat can save you about $180 a year in energy costs. (Call it a no-brainer, but if you don’t program the thermostat, you won’t save a buck.) Effectiveness is limited with heat pumps (which work best at a steady, moderate temperature setting) and radiant-heat flooring (which changes temperature slowly). GREAT FOR: Homeowners and families with a routine schedule. And those who don’t mind picking up the instruction manual to take on some basic programming.

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tankless water heaters THE BASICS: Turn on the hot water, and your supply is heated on the spot through a gas- or electricpowered heat exchanger, then sent to you at the source (instead of being pulled from a continuously heated reservoir, as is the case with a conventional storage-tank model). Shut off the hot water, and the system powers down.

UPSIDE: Tankless heaters are more efficient than a standard storage-tank water heater because the system only heats up water when there’s a demand. (You don’t have hot water sitting in a storage tank all day losing energy through the tank walls. And you won’t waste water while waiting for it to heat up—not to be taken lightly in Colorado’s dry climate.)

DOWNSIDE: Because the demand for hot water comes in spurts, it requires a large electric current or surge of gas fuel to heat the water instantly— which might require the addition of special wiring and circuit breakers (for electric-powered heaters) or larger-diameter pipes and flue (for gas-powered). Anticipate more maintenance; tankless units are more prone to mechanical breakdown than their storage-tank counterparts. BUYER BEWARE: Neiger points out that homeowners could install a tankless system and see their utility bill go up. Why? Before they upgraded, when the finite 40-gallon supply of hot water ran out, cold water urged them out of the shower. “When you upgrade your equipment but don’t change your behavior, you’re probably not going to save all that much,” Neiger says, so be aware of how much water you use. GREAT FOR: Homeowners who have the discipline to be thrifty in their use of water.

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radiant-heat flooring THE BASICS: Hot water flows through pipes embedded in a con-

crete slab beneath your floor, and heat is delivered underfoot (instead of through forced air).

UPSIDE: With radiant-heat flooring, heat is distributed over

a large surface area, so you can keep your system several degrees lower than a forced-air system and still feel the same warmth. Because it works by warming up the surfaces around you—as opposed to kicking out hot, dry air—your skin (and lungs) will thank you. And the feel of warmth underfoot is hard to match for comfort. “If you have a radiant slab that’s well insulated, it’s not necessarily any more efficient than having a forced air system,” Neiger says. “It’s really a comfort question.” Also, you won’t have to listen to the noise of a forced-air system turning on and off. BUILD YOUR DOWNSIDE: Integrate a radiant-heat system into your current

house, and you could be in store for a tricky retrofit project. Plus, radiant-floor heat systems can easily cost $10,000. (Some pros would argue that it’s better to invest that money into improving your home’s thermal envelope: Why spend more on a new heating system if the heat’s going to seep out anyway?) Also, with new-construction homes that are super-insulated, you might encounter some drawbacks. For example, because of the tight seal of these homes, radiant-heat flooring will heat the house comfortably with the thermostat set to just a few degrees above the air temperature—but a concrete slab at that temp might feel cool underfoot. GREAT FOR: Homes with concrete and tile surfaces, which are optimum materials for radiant heating because they don’t insulate the space between you and the heat, as well as drafty houses or those with a relatively large heating load.

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WHEN MANY OF US THINK ABOUT “GREEN” HOMES, we imagine über-contemporary architecture, replete with horizontal lines, minimalist décor and an open floorplan. But the truth is that eco-friendly design/build strategies apply to all kinds of architectural styles. Case in point: a Craftsman-inspired bungalow in the Boulder area that blends traditional elements with eco-friendly practices and a whimsical art collection for a result that’s far from typical. In early 2004, the home’s original owner approached Boulder-based Barrett Studio Architects to design a custom-built, urban-infill project in a historic neighborhood. According to architect David Barrett, principal and owner of the company, it was important to unify the home’s exterior

Traditional architectural elements and walnut flooring provide the perfect backdrop for the homeowners’ contemporary furnishings and large art collection in this “solar bungalow.” The living room features a combination of styles— from the antique American furniture and folk art to the Barcelona chairs and contemporary rug—for a fresh, clean look.

aesthetic with the historic bungalows and Victorian homes of the neighborhood. “It’s a more traditional home than we normally design, but we feel strongly that things should have a sense of fit,” he says. “Instead of the open-plan house that we often design, this is a series of interlocking rooms with large, cased openings between them. It communicates from roomto-room really nicely, but there is still [a defined] dining room, living room, kitchen and office.” Stationing a livable-sized home on a difficult, steep lot with poor soil—all while adhering to the city’s strict ordinances regarding height and solar shadow allowances— posed a bit of a challenge. As a result, the architectural team designed the home with a footprint of only 950 square feet with a main level above ground and a finished basement below. “It looks small from the street, but it does have a significant amount of area to it,” says Sam Nishek, principal at Barrett Studio Architects. “By making a small envelope, and [adding as many south-facing windows] as we could for solar gain, while still shading those windows, we were able to minimize the energy use and

(left) A 1930s French club chair pairs nicely with painted furniture from New England and interesting artwork—such as a cast-iron hand from the Oddfellows Lodge movement—in the main-floor library. (right) The dining room features classic symmetry accentuated by well-placed late-19th- and early20th-century American shooting gallery targets and a round, glasstopped table with tree-trunk base.

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still have a house that fit in a historic neighborhood,” he says. “It’s not a completely modern house, nor a faithful reproduction of something from the ’20s; it lives between [the two sensibilities].” By using passive-solar strategies, the architects were able to design a home where form and function successfully converge. For example, a curved balcony above the main-level porch serves as an iconic architectural element while shading the south-facing windows in the summer and allowing the rays from the low winter sun to enter the windows below in the cold months. Additionally, each room in the house has windows on at least two sides for cross-ventilation and natural daylighting. The architects also integrated an array of 16 photovoltaic panels on the detached garage for active solar gain. According to Nishek, the 2.5-kilowatt system produces up to 350 kilowatt-hours per month–or about half of the home’s energy needs throughout the year. “It allows us to collect solar energy [while maintaining] the traditional roof forms of the main house,” Barrett adds. The current homeowners, who purchased the bungalow in 2008, originally were looking for a contemporary home. However, once they entered the foyer of this warm and comfortable space, they realized that the traditional interior actually would showcase their furnishings and large folk art collection better than a contemporary home could. The homeowners then turned to Ryan Batch, studio proprietor at San Francisco-based Design Within Reach’s Boulder store, for help with the interior design. Batch worked within the space to develop cohesion between the traditional architecture and the couple’s collection of antique furniture, folk art and more modern pieces. For example, tray ceilings, heavy molding, plantation shutters and wood floors in the living room pair nicely with modern Barcelona chairs, a contemporary rug, antique New England furniture and turn-of-the-century objets d’arts. Batch also helped the homeowners choose contemporary light fixtures for a pulled-together look. “The home fits them,” he says. “The old things speak for themselves, and mixing in modern elements keeps the home simple and clean.”

The kitchen exhibits contemporary styling with clean-lined cabinets from IKEA, energy-efficient stainless steel appliances and painted walls overlaid with plexiglass.

Built-in bookshelves and detailed molding in the basement provide contrast against the modern Wassily chairs and colorful folk art, which includes antique shooting gallery targets.

This combination of old and new–both in the interior design and in the green architecture–shows that it’s possible to incorporate eco-friendly building practices in any style home. “You don’t have to build an energy laboratory to be a responsible steward,” Barrett says. “You can go about it in these more constrained, frugal ways.” (above) Barrett Studio Architects designed the master bedroom with large, south-facing windows for maximum solar gain. (left) Contemporary light fixtures and cabinets, intricate tile work and an artfully designed bathtub by Philippe Starck lend sophistication to the master bathroom.

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THE OWNERS OF THIS ASPEN HOME presented their design/construction team with a tall order: update and remodel a tired 1980s house; improve the floor plan; use environmentally friendly and energy-efficient products. And one more thing: make the 4,000-squarefoot vacation home work for three siblings (who jointly own the home) and their families. “Our charge was to pull the generations together and come up with a finished product they were all happy with,” says design and construction consultant Noelle Hernandez. “We had to consider everyone’s different tastes, function, durability, maintenance and sensitivity to the environment.” (right) The exterior of the home was spruced up with a new roof, improved drainage system and landscaping that helps the house flow from inside to outside. The addition of a waterfall brings the sound of water close to home. (opposite) A new front door with moveable sidelights allows more light into the entry, which was reconfigured after a staircase was moved. The entry now draws people into the great room, which is anchored by the stack-stone fireplace and a cozy chenille-and-leather furniture grouping designed to fit a big family. The mantel is made from a recycled wood beam. Designer Noelle Hernandez created spaces to highlight the owners’ art collection.

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Hernandez was introduced to the owners by construction supervisor Don Stuber of Structural Associates Building Contractors, who had worked with the family before. “We all presented ideas and wish lists,” Stuber says. “The whole process was pretty organic. It just evolved.” Hernandez attributes the easy collaboration to the homeowners’ cooperative spirit: “Everyone was willing to do what was best for the group.” Stuber began the modernization process by bringing everything up to current building code. “This was not just a cosmetic job,” says Stuber, who had to gut the house down to the studs to replace the mechanical systems. He introduced highly efficient hot water baseboard heating; installed new plumbing, wiring and low-voltage light fixtures; upgraded the electrical service; and reinsulated the house. “We had the house thermally imaged to detect leaks, and then we super-insulated and sealed it for better energy efficiency,” he says. Meanwhile, Hernandez worked on resolving the layout problems. “My biggest challenge was what to do with the staircase that overwhelmed the entry. It wrapped around the wall and became the

The great room flows comfortably from living to dining areas and from indoors to outdoors. New dark wood trim on the expansive windows frames the outdoor scenery and adds definition to the room. The custom walnut dining table comfortably seats 16, and bright green leather dining chairs are a durable choice for family living. The hammered steel-and-glass chandelier was custommade to fit the room.

focal point. You walked in the house and didn’t know where to go,” she says. Hernandez relocated the staircase away from the entry and added a much-needed mudroom underneath. Now the improved entryway flows right into the great room, allowing the large gathering space to be the focus of the main level. Another area of contention was the kitchen, which was chopped up and isolated. “We took out a wall and completely opened it up so everyone could come in,” says Hernandez, who set up the kitchen for multiple cooks and entertaining. She wisely placed the pantry and refrigerators outside of the main cooking area so the youngest generation, which ranges from toddlers to teens, can come in for a snack without getting in the way. Likewise, there is a second sink and bar area that opens into the great room for ease in entertaining. With the basic kitchen design in place, Hernandez worked with cabinet designer Tiffany Hoagland of Genesis Innovations to fine-tune the bamboo and glass-fronted

The opened-up kitchen features efficient areas for clean up, cooking and serving. Two refrigerators, the pantry and a second sink near the entrance are easy to access without venturing into the cooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; domain. The entire renovation was planned with green elements whenever possible. The kitchen features recycled quartz countertops and glass tile, sustainable bamboo cabinets and efficient Energy Star appliances.

The master bathroom is very clean and modern, with English sycamore cabinets,

cabinets. The custom shop matched the glass tiles in the shower and backsplashes, and made the house feel like home. The grain of the bamboo on the full overlay, and heated limestone floors. Custom van- color palette includes rich woods: lightframeless doors. “We used the same sheet ities float above the new, efficient hot colored oak floors, chocolate bamboo of veneer so the vertical grain continues water baseboard heating system. “The cabinets and dark wood trim that defines seamlessly from the door to the drawer,” idea of the master bedroom (opposite) is the windows. She selected a lot of soothHoagland says. to have a tranquil space to escape to,” ing greens, with different undertones and Genesis provided the same attention to says designer Noelle Hernandez. She brighter pops of color for accents. “We detail for the architectural woodworking selected soothing colors—the walls are used a mix of textures—wire-brushed throughout the house—the new front door, painted gray with undertones of green woods, plush fabrics, paint with sand in it, all interior doors, window and door casings, and blue. The clean-lined furniture has a glass and stone—to create a cozy environbaseboards and window shade covers. “We modern flair, and the bedding is durable, ment,” Hernandez says. The furnishings focused on the design and durability, and washable cotton. Hidden window shades have simple lines and durable fabrics to looked for ways to enhance functionality,” pull down for privacy and warmth. handle kids and crowds. says Bertram Schwaderlapp of Genesis. All “One of the things that strikes me products from the custom business, located in Loveland, are every time I go into this house is how the fit and the finish shipped pre-finished. “We finish the wood here under con- really work and stand out. There is such richness and depth trolled conditions that produce a better end product, protect the in the choices of materials and colors,” Stuber says. “I build a environment and save time on the construction site.” lot of houses, but there is something special about this one. With several clients to please, Hernandez created a cohe- It works for three generations and will keep working as the sive interior design scheme that took in all their preferences family grows.” 58

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ASK ARCHITECT RICH CARR to talk about his design heroes and he doesn’t hesitate to cite Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe, two pioneering giants of the modern architecture movement. “I was trained as a modernist,” says Carr, a Cornell University graduate who has been building residences in the Roaring Fork Valley for more than two decades. “But as my career progressed, I became more attached to the materials associated with Colorado and using the textures of the mountains in a reinvented way.” Carr’s own home serves as testimony to his evolving architectural sensibilities. Located on a cul-desac in a neighborhood populated with primary residences—a rarity in second-home ski meccas like Aspen, the 4,200-square-foot house Carr shares with his wife and two young children marries a modern open floor plan with a lowmaintenance exterior palette that pays homage to its surroundings.

Thanks to its southern location, the family terrace gets used three seasons out of the year. A custom fire feature clad in corten steel serves as a modern campfire, and the kitchen is contained in a stucco, glass and metal box with a door that provides convenient access to the grill.

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According to Carr, a principal at CCY Architects in Basalt, the stained Douglas fir timbers, pigmented stucco and rusted corten steel siding—a nod to Aspen’s mining town heritage—were also selected “for their warmth and patina.” Determined to create a contemporary family place that engaged the neighborhood and the landscape—“My work is as much about outdoor spaces as it is about the indoor ones,” Carr says—the house is all about “durability, entertaining and family function.” A series of stone pavers point to the covered porch entry where the concrete floor flows through the living room and out to the backyard; here, the terrace is a critical extension of the overall living space. (above) A steel canopy supported by Douglas fir timbers provides shelter for the main entry located on the northfacing side of the house. A low drystack wall composed of “Chief Cliff” stone from Montana’s Bitterroot Range helps delineate an outdoor room on the front side of the house. (right) A custom American walnut door locally crafted by Tim Whalen of Basalt serves as entry to the living room, where a wrap-around leather sofa provides seating. A metal-framed bridge with a glass floor towers above from from the second level.

(clockwise, from top left) For their own version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;custom,â&#x20AC;? the owners cut the legs off of two dining room tables to create a coffee table more in keeping with the scale of the living room. An area rug warms the concrete floors, and the fireplace hearth is Absolute Black Indian granite. Italian granite atop the island and Absolute Black Indian granite around the sink complement the clean-lined kitchen. The backsplash is brushed stainless steel. The dining room faces the street, but a corner bay window directs the eye away from the neighborhood and toward the landscape. In the powder room, a wall of handmade glass tiles serves as a backdrop for a custom ramp sink fashioned from colored concrete.

Weather permitting, the threepanel operable glass pocket-door that retracts into the living room wall is always left open. “Kids go ripping through here on their scooters all the time,” say Carr, who admits their home is a popular local gathering spot. “It’s not unusual for us to have three or four families over for dinner on a Friday night,” he adds. It’s during such gatherings that the living room, with its 20-foot ceilings, and the adjacent kitchen take center stage. In the main room, groupings of oversized leather and upholstered pieces balance a soaring fireplace with a rusted corten steel surround. Hidden panels open to reveal an integrated television screen. “I tried to downplay the television and focus on the mantel and the hearth,” Carr says. In lieu of fake logs, a bed of crystals provides a backdrop for the fireplace flames. Topping the living room is a roofline that tilts skyward creating openings for windows high above the living space. “The design allows the interiors to lift to the views and light without looking at the surrounding houses,” Carr says. He employed a similar idea over the south-facing master bedroom suite. “The sill height of the bedroom windows is selectively placed at about four-and-a-half feet, so you see tree tops and Aspen Mountain instead of the neighbors.” Custom walnut cabinets line the kitchen, a model of efficiency that features a concealed fridge, freezer

drawers and four appliance garages for stowing toasters, coffee makers and such. “The room is entirely open to the rest of the house and is designed so that everything can be put away in its place,” says the architect. Carr’s commitment to the environment drove the inclusion of a laundry list of green features including high levels of insulation, extra thick drywall, high-quality windows, a 10-kilowatt photovoltaic system and a 30-foot-long, seven-foot-high solar-thermal tube system that provides heat and hot water. Located on the upper level roof deck, the vertical tubes create a sculptural element while doubling as a high-tech privacy fence. “Sustainability was an integral part of the design,” Carr says. “Right now we produce almost as much energy as we use. We haven’t quite reached net zero, but that’s our goal.”

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(above) A wood ceiling warms the master bedroom, as does the custom blackened steel and integral

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WE’VE ALL HEARD THE JOKES ABOUT BOULDER EXISTING in its own impractical bubble; even the New York Times has piled on, running a 2008 feature in its travel magazine that dubbed the city, “Twenty-Five Square Miles Surrounded by Reality.” Boulder, with its reputation for svelte trust-funders and über-liberal politics, has always been a little different from the rest of the state. But whether or not you buy the bubble theory about Boulder’s people and politics, it’s hard to deny the town’s bulletproof housing market. When the economic downturn sent the nation’s property values into a tailspin last year, Boulder remained relatively unscathed: housing prices dipped a measly 56hundredths-of-a-percent, says Mike Moger, President of the Boulder Area Real Estate Association and broker associate at Wright Kingdom Real Estate. And that was the first time property values had decreased in 32 years. Chalk that up to Boulder’s unique location, says Lou Barnes, mortgage banker with Premier Mortgage Group and longtime Boulder resident. “We have 50,000 acres of open space surrounding our city,” he says. “The greatest enemy to durable home prices is sub-dividable land. Without that extra land [to develop], we haven’t had a cycle of overbuilding since the 1970s.”

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Barnes also points to government jobs. Between the University of Colorado and two large government agencies (the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), many Boulderites enjoy relative job stability. As a result, unemployment is at six percent—a far better scenario than the 10-percent average in the rest of the country. Boulder’s famous disposable incomes are still relatively intact. What’s more, Boulder’s housing inventory reached a 10-year low in 2009, falling by 40 percent, says Barnes. Which is where the bad news comes in: because of this inventory loss, transactions were down by 34 percent. People simply haven’t been selling. So what happened? “Today’s immobility in [Boulder’s] housing market has more to do with psychological perceptions than true economic distress,” says Barnes. “We have a city of aging baby boomers and overly educated people.” Boulderites listen to the experts: they became cautious about buying or selling real estate because newspapers were telling them to, Barnes says. Moger agrees: “It’s not that the market is depressed; it’s that the sellers haven’t come back yet. I have several buyers today looking for a single-family home in the $400,000-$700,000 range, and there just aren’t any houses for them.” 78 Today, the products in highest demand in the Boulder housing market are mid-range single-family homes ($400,000-$700,000) and condominiums ($200,000-$500,000). Anything over those prices is stagnant primarily because of the difficulty in securing jumbo loans, says Barnes. It’s the same reason that mixed-use condo projects and multi-million dollar homes on the unincorporated land in east Boulder County have fallen off. There’s no telling when sellers will get the ball rolling again in Boulder, but Barnes predicts the recovery will happen “before the rest of the country.”

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This five bedroom, five bathroom, six-car garage home provides both comfort and elegance.The high-end retreat sits on an expansive lot at the end of a cul-de-sac, backing to large mature trees and a pond. Quality finishes include a slate stone entry, hand-carved newel posts and an open floor plan. The amazing kitchen offers slab granite, two Sub-Zero refrigerators, Sub-Zero freezer drawers, two dishwashers, a six-burner Wolf range and island.

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This approximately one-acre lot, with paved roads and utilities including public water and sewer, is ready to build. A 100-foot shear rock wall sits along the rear of the property line. A greenway between the rear property line and the rock wall is approximately one-half acre. The lot boasts beautiful east-facing views of Dawson Butte and city lights at night.

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IN THE BEGINNING. Though environmental awareness bubbled up into the nation’s public consciousness in the 1970s (most students of the era date it back to the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970), the green movement in this country can be traced back to the Anasazi Indians; they built homes out of native materials and used solar energy as a means of cutting down on wood usage in the winter. CRISIS AND CONSCIENCE. The contemporary green movement grew out of the collision of two important trends: the back-to-theearth sensibilities of the 1960s and the oil crisis of the 1970s. TWENTY YEARS LATER. The American Institute of Architects formed its Committee on the Environment in 1989. Three years later, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Energy Star program, which sets standards for energy-efficient appliances and other consumer products. Computers and monitors were the first to receive the Energy Star label; today, whole buildings can win Energy Star approval. PAINT ME GREEN. In 1992, Glidden Company introduced the Spread 2000 series, the first generation of zero-VOC flat coatings. Problems cropped up, however, which led to more research, and by 1995 when they rolled out their Lifemaster 2000 line, other companies (such as Benjamin Moore) had entered the marketplace. THE PREZ GOES ENVIRONMENTAL. The same year the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was founded (1993), the green-building movement got a major boost from President Clinton when the White House underwent an energy-efficient renovation. The President’s goal: set an example and encourage homebuilders and homeowners to adopt the same environmentally conscious changes in their own homes. LOW FLOW. In 1995, the National Energy Policy Act (HR 776) went into effect, mandating that all new toilets use no more than 1.6 gallons of water when flushed. (In the 1950s, toilets used seven or more gallons per flush.) LEED LEADS. The LEED program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was launched under the auspices of the USGBC in 1998. Eleven years later, the LEED program certified its 20,000th project. BACK TO THE FUTURE. In recent years, three of the best-ever “green” materials for the home have become popular again, says Annette Stelmack, owner of Louisville-based environmental consulting group Inspirit-llc and a member of the USGBC faculty—but they date back so far, no one remembers their provenance. “Cork floors were introduced in the early 1900s and were beloved by Frank Lloyd Wright,” she says. “Wool carpets, rugs and textiles date back to whenever sheep started grazing on this earth. And earthenbased plaster is as old as man’s existence.” All are renewable. GREEN PAYS. A 2007 report by the EPA and Energy Star revealed that homes with Energy Star products reduce energy consumption by 30 percent, an average savings of $600 per homes each year. RETROFITTING AN ICON. One of the most iconic buildings in the U.S. went green in 2009, when Phase One of the Empire State Building’s energy-efficient retrofit was completed. The goal: reduce carbon emissions and save on operating costs. Tourists need not worry. The building has the same pre-war charm, but changes in heating/cooling, lighting and space arrangement promise a 28-percent energy reduction—or a savings of $4.4 million a year in operating costs. —Sally Stich

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