Rebuilding Sarasota's existing homes and designing new sustainable, eco friendly, green homes according to state of the art green standards and practices using sustainable and renewable materials and energy efficient design.
 


MyGreenBuildings.com - MyGreenBuildings, LLC. - Our approach to sustainable housing within Sarasota will help to sustain Sarasota's wonderful cultured small-town lifestyle.

SUSTAINABLE GREEN BUILDING . RESIDENTIAL . COMMERCIAL

We can design and build a new green home in Sarasota by using sustainable building practices, renewable materials and energy efficient design. Sustainable Commercial Construction by LEEP Accredited Professionals  We can design and build a new green home addition to your existing home in Sarasota We can retrofit older homes and remodel your home into a green home in Sarasota. Modern Green Sarasota School Vernacular on Lido Shores


 
  "MyGreenBuildings was hired to de-construct an existing residence in an environmentally sensitive way, and create a new home that treads lightly on this waterfront lot tucked into a nature sanctuary on Siesta Key.  Our goal was to use as much of the existing structure as possible." 

- Steve Ellis, MyGreenBuildings

 

Front (West) elevation model

Before Images

Before - Front Entry

Before - Front elevation

Before - Garage entry

Before - Rear pool area

Before - Kitchen/Family Room

Construction through completion below

Removal of concrete tiles for recycling

All aluminum stripped and recycled

Demo trailer used for efficient loading

Tiebeams to support 2nd story structure

Pre-fabricated trusses

Structure of new expanded entry

Exterior wall sheathing is also anchored or strapped to truss

Hanging prefabricated roof trusses

Roof sheathing seams are taped...

...then finally a peel & stick membrane prior to tile.

Installation of Jeldwen custom EnergyStar rated impact windows

Water saving Manabloc water distribution manifold installed

Detail of insulated walls

Jeldwen folding exterior doors provide 20' plus clear opening

Installation of an integrated water-feature entry

 

Finished slabs - travertine over water entry with integrated planters

Entry waterfall under construction

Completed slate face (See finished photos)

Completed front entry floating walkway

Entry foyer area

Family room with two 20+ clear-span openings to covered wrap-around

porch and pool area

Kitchen with walk-in pantry and service entrance into the dining room

Master suite with large terrace overlooking bird sanctuary

Master with Steam shower and jacuzzi

Outdoor dining, wrap-around terrace and pool area

Siesta Key Zen - MyGreenBuildings received the highest FGBC Green Score in Florida for a re-built structure with this home in 2008, and received numerous awards both regionally and nationally for its design and delivery.

      MyGreenBuildings of Sarasota Florida is Awarded 2008 Best of the Best - Gold Green Remodel       MyGreenBuildings wins Qualified Remodeler's Master Design Award for 2009 Green Home Rennovation

MyGreenBuildings, working with Osborn-Sharp Architects managed to design the new home using the existing footprint - and have created what is expected to be one of the highest performing certified Green homes in the state.  The home design is influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright -- with large 5 foot minimum overhangs providing natural shading to the home and with a sophisticated and architecturally detailed interior and exterior finish that we are proud of.

 

 

After Images

After - Front Entry - High Res Image

Before - Front elevation

After - Garage Entry

After - Rear pool area

After - Kitchen/Family Room

 

Deconstruction of all equipment for charitable donation

All wood truss, and framing materials taken to C&D recycling facility

New footers to support new structure

Under roof exterior lanai that surrounds new structure

Embedded straps...

2x6 Walls 2nd story walls hurricane strapped to trusses

and secured with embedded strapping to the reinforced tiebeam

Hanging prefabricated trusses

Roof sheathed and then a triple watertight barrier

...then covered with watertight paper...

New and old wall sections still obvious

Windows are installed prior to insulation

Bio-based urethane insulation on all exterior walls and roof plane

HVAC ducts with all connections sealed with mastic run in insulated space

Stucco exterior is a fine sand-texture finish

High percentage of fly-ash added to concrete used in the hardscape

All interior finishes are ultra low VOC -

Custom cabinets throughout with "Green-core" cabinet boxes with no

added urea-formaldehyde

Stepped soffit detail and flat concrete tile roof

Landscaping nearing completion

Architectural entry

Front entry doors

Stairway to second floor provides a natural escape for heat in the home

("Heat Chimney") when the doors and windows are open

Canopy view over neighboring homes

Nanawall openings between interior living and outdoor dry covered spaces

Guest room bath doubles as pool bath

More Exterior photos coming soon once landscaping is complete.....

 

 
 


Certifications, Accreditations and Memberships

      
 
 

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