RainShine House, Decatur, Georgia
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 | RainShine House |
| Designer | Robert M. Cain, Architect, Atlanta, Georgia, USA , AIA, LEED AP |
| Location | Decatur, Georgia, USA |
| Date | to 2009 |
| Building Type | Small House |
| Construction System | Steel, wood, glass |
| Climate | Subtropical |
| Context | Suburban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Builder | Pinnacle Custom Builders, Inc., Decatur, Georgia, USA |
| Green Certification | LEED Platinum Certified |
| Green Certification Score | 108 |
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| Area | 2,800 square feet |
| Stories | 2 |
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The RainShine House has been rated the highest level possible for “green architecture” in the US from the United States Green Building Council: LEED Platinum — the first Modernist house in the Southeastern United States to achieve this much-coveted rating. The LEED Program for Homes recognizes exceptional energy-efficient and environmentally-sensitive design and construction and this team is proud to call this remarkable example of sustainable architecture and landscape design their own. 2800 square feet, three-bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths located in Decatur, Georgia on a 1/3-acre infill lot, RainShine, with its high-tech systems, will consume over 57% less energy for its day-to-day operation than would be consumed by a comparable home designed under the International Energy Conservation Code and have need of 75% less City potable water. The butterfly roof is designed to capture rainfall for a rain harvest system located in the basement (Rain) and is oriented to maximize southern exposure for a roof mounted photovoltaic system (Shine).
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- Architect: Robert M. Cain, Architect, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Civil Engineer: Alexander Engineering, PC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Contractor: Pinnacle Custom Builders, Inc., Decatur, Georgia, USA
- LEED Consultant: Southface Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Landscape Designer: L.F. Saussy Landscape Architects, Decatur, Georgia, USA
- MEP/Geoexchange Engineer: Don Easson, PE, LLC, Bluffton, South Carolina, USA
- Structural Engineer: Jack L. Bell, PE, Roswell, Georgia, USA
- Rainwater Harvest System: Raincatchers, McDonough, Georgia, USA
- HVAC/Geoexchange: Premier Indoor Comfort Systems LLC, Ball Ground, Georgia, USA
- Geoexchange Well Drilling: James Cook GeoLoop, Inc., Hampton, Georgia, USA
- Photovoltaics: Solar Sun World, LLC, Madison, Georgia, USA
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- "Green House in Georgia", Lisa Ashmore, ArchitectureWeek No. 443, 2009.0909, p E1.1.
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