Welcome
to the website of Florida's Showcase Green Envirohome (FSGE™) - only
one (1) hour from Disney World.
Hurricane
Frances and Jeanne destroyed FSGE’s original structure in 2004
displacing a single family - our family. A project of passion to help
the world mitigate natural disasters, FSGE is being rebuilt with
"Best of the Best" leading edge solar, wind, stormwater management,
"green roof," and
other materials technologies as a 3292 s.f. “Near Zero-Energy Home” and
"Near Zero-Runoff Home™". The first-of-its-kind, Affordable &
Rewardable™ “green” home and “live” residential touring facility, FSGE
via one year of scheduled walkthroughs will demonstrate the best
building choices and practices available today, helping others:
- See monitored "proof of
performance" data from a live test site with 5 adult occupants
- Save money
- Conserve precious natural
resources
- Improve health (~65% of our
time is spent indoors!)
- Mitigate, if not eliminate,
potential catastrophe from natural disasters
What
is “green”? Any building that is ecologically friendly in the following
areas:
- Lot Design, Preparation and
Development
- Natural Resource Efficiency
- Energy Efficiency
- Water Efficiency
- Indoor Air Quality
- Durability
- Sustainability
- Ability to Withstand Natural
Disasters
- Ease of Maintenance and
Operation
- Minimum Global Impact
Artist's Concept
Located
only a few blocks from the Atlantic Ocean on the central part of
Florida’s East Coast, FSGE is in a coastal community that suffered
great damage from three hurricanes in 2004. To ensure stronger, safer
and greener construction, FSGE has partnered with more than 4 dozen,
public, quasi-public and private sector entities, including the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Building America Project. FSGE’s goal is to meet
or exceed 12 sets of green building guidelines. Also, EPA WaterSense, the new, sister program
to EPA Energy Star, as well as the DOE are both considering FSGE as a
test site for water conservation and a new vertical wind technology,
respectively.
Mark Baker, LLC., builder of FSGE and Global Green Alliance (GGA), producer of Green Earth Expo, have announced a Strategic Alliance to join forces at Green Earth Expo 2008 - anticipated to be the world's largest show for sustainable commerce and lifestyles with over 50,000+ attendees expected.
The alliance will allow the two organizations to pursue major green developments together and complete the final phases of construction of FSGE. Upon completion of contruction, FSGE will be open to the public at no charge via scheduled walkthroughs for one year. This initiative will serve as a public educational awareness project to help others mitigate disasters, lower insurance, energy and water costs, and sustain the environment.
FSGE
plans to showcase such innovations as patented SIP steel-reinforced
exterior walls, a hurricane technology rendering stronger, cheaper and
faster construction than concrete block and 'stick and frame' when
considering energy efficiency; water and energy usage monitoring
systems; a global-first "off grid" all-DC Solar Air Conditioner; a
state-of-the-art vertical wind generator apparently 1/3rd the cost of
solar and designed to supplement the home's energy; and a solar
water heater that can produce
hot water year-round, even on a cloudy day.
This
site is currently under construction. Please check back frequently for
updates.
