“Green” sustainable building projects are quite different than traditional construction projects with new materials, processes, unique costs, and much more time and resources utilized in the planning process.

At the outset of the design of the first Optimum Performance Home, due consideration was given to incorporating building materials, systems, and assemblies used in the exterior and interior design and construction of the home that would mitigate fire risk, and as it turns out, the Optimum Performance Home will be in full compliance with the new California building codes, and in fact, exceed those provisions with attention to fire-risk mitigation in the interior of the home.

In this issue, the focus will be on the design of the courtyard in terms of the outdoor “room” experience contributed by the Dimension One Spas® Amoré Bay spa, the Finnleo® Finish Sauna, the Rais & Wittus Firebird Outdoor Fireplace/Grille, the Kohler® BodySpa Ten-Jet Tower Shower, the Runco Outdoor Weatherproof High-Definition LCD Display, and the KitchenAid® Outdoor Kitchen.

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