SchoolStreet Brings Higher Standards in Green Building
A U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home is under construction on School Street.
The success story of the 26-home development on School Street has been unfolding over the past two years in Libertyville. Developer John McLinden and his team have transformed the street into an urban, walkable community where front porches hug the sidewalks and residents are connected to their neighborhood. Now, SchoolStreet, where energy efficiency has been part of every home’s design, is taking green building to the next level by building a U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home. The Challenge “You’ve got to be an ENERGY STAR 3.0 just to be talking about it,” McLinden says of the energy rating a home needs to have to be considered for the Challenge Home project. “We’re cranking it up in a big way. This is the future of housing.” “In a…
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