Tiburon Bay House is remarkable LEED Platinum house in the San Francisco Bay Area. This eco-friendly house belongs to Helene Marsh, who has need of build the utmost performing LEED Platinum house as possible. Helene Marsh picked a sloped zone on the north side of the Tiburon peninsula in San Francisco being the setting used for this housing project.

Tiburon Bay House was design by Butler Armsden Architects and built by McDonald Construction & Development, Inc. This company is also known for its designs work of other prestigious LEED houses, which are the Margarido House and the Hillside House. In this company’s hand, this residential project turned out to be an ode to environmentally-friendly structural design. There were 1,500 square-feet home rebuilt by hand to construct Tiburon Bay House. 95% of the building materials are reuse or recycling. This Tiburon Bay House was built with a combination of used steel, LVL, wood strand, FSC-certified wood, and OSB. The entire bits and pieces used to construct the residence are reclaimed or sustainable.

This magnificent bay house has some deep green and eco-friendly elements, such as a 5kW solar photovoltaic system which supplies 80% of electrical needs and a solar hot water system which supplies 100% of the household hot water needs. Away from the solar panels, there is a spot designed with the mechanical purposes in the middle staircase area with the intention of preserving tangential exterior views. In the bedroom and living areas in this house, the entire elements include stunning water and bridge views. Moreover, the orientation of the home, in common with the overhangs, optimizes natural heating, cooling, and day-lighting. Solar-motorized electricity as well as hot water guarantees progressive, eco-friendly, and comfort, whereas the contemporary interior sitting room and landscaped surrounding put the last touches on the residence’s indoor/outdoor living facilities.

What is more, the LEED Platinum house made 114 points and owns rainwater saving (intended for bathroom as well as the washing machine), gray-water storing (used for watering), high-efficacy irrigation, a leaky hardscape, energy star electrical devices, LED and bright lighting, smart house automation, zero-VOC paints, along with in-floor hydronic heating.