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Visit
the Demonstration Green Home and Waterwise, Wildlife Friendly Landscape
October 18 - 26, 2008 during HBCA's Fall Parade of Homes
1709 Maeve Circle, West Melbourne, FL
Are you curious about what it means to build a "Green Home"?
Take the self-guided walking tour at the Green Showcase Home in the
Fall Parade of Homes to learn:
Which items, materials and techniques were utilized in this home
to work towards the Florida Green Building Coalition Green Home
Standards
Which techniques are needed to earn Energy Star® Certification
What aspects, in addition to energy, are considered when building
a Green Home
Plants and irrigation techniques that help create a Waterwise
Florida Landscape
How any property owner can create a National Wildlife Federation
Certified Wildlife Habitat™
Materials, handouts and prizes will be available to help you
make some of these green changes in your own home and property
1st Certified NWF Wildlife Habitat in Parade of
Homes
Visit the first NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat to be in Brevard
County's Parade of Homes.
In conjunction with the Green Showcase home which is appearing
in this Fall's Parade of Homes, we will also be showing off NWF
Certified Wildlife Habitat #110,800.
A requirement for creating a Green Home is to provide a landscape
which is friendly to wildlife. Ivan, of Sue's Exterior Design,
has created a wonderful landscape full of wildlife-friendly Florida
Native and Florida waterwise plants. Many of these plants provide
fruit and seeds which are natural food sources for local birds.
The landscape also incorporates several large trees and shrubbery
which will provide shelter and nesting areas.
Visit the home during the Parade of Homes and pick up materials
to help you create your own Certified Wildlife Habitat.
Many builders are taking the initiative to learn the principles
of green building to create more environmentally
sensitive homes. Holiday Builders is going a step further.
They built the home primarily to learn, first hand, the techniques
and methods required for the various Green Building programs.
They decided to use the opportunity that the Parade of Homes presented
to help share what they have learned.
Since it's inception, Project
Backyard Brevard has been anxious to work with local builders
to help educate and encourage their customers to Take
Care of Their Share of the environment. We are proud to be
working with Holiday Builders on this worthwhile, educational
project.
Visit
the Demonstration Green Home and Waterwise, Wildlife Friendly Landscape
environmentally
sensitive homes. Holiday Builders is going a step further.
