EarthCraft Renovation

EarthCraft Renovation - Home Performance Morningside Remodel

Greening an Older Renovation

This attractive bungalow in the Morningside neighborhood in Atlanta began life as a small 1950's era ranch house. While serving its residents well after the 1993 renovation and expansion, this house was one of the first homes to be greened under the EarthCraft House Renovation program.

While no structural or design changes were made during this process, insulation was added, HVAC and hot water systems were upgraded, windows were replaced, and other changes implemented to transform this average inefficient home into an EarthCraft House.

Architectural Design: Sabrina Foulke, SawHorse, Inc.
Construction: Seville Consulting

Read what the current owner has to say about this house on her blog :

...The 6 best and 6 worst things I own or purchase regularly.

Best

1. Our home - an EarthCraft green-design award-winning house originally built in 1950 and renovated by the previous owner who is a green-building consultant.

The house was actually a fantastic coincidence. When we moved to Atlanta, I searched for houses online and found this one and loved it immediately from the photos. Then I read on about the Earthcraft awards, etc. After touring it, I was completely sold; there were no comparable houses in the area in our price range. I’m extremely happy it worked out that way, and it truly is more energy-efficient and the air is MUCH cleaner than any other house I’ve lived in.

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