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ABUEVA BUILDERS RECEIVES 2024 USGBC MICHIGAN LOCAL MARKET LEADERSHIP AWARD

Lakeside Net Zero Outstanding Single Family Home Quality of Life Award for a project that has made significant efforts in improving health, wellbeing, resilience, and equity for building occupants and their communities, making spaces not just environmentally friendly but also people-friendly.

2024 U.S. Local Market Leadership Awards. These prestigious awards recognize projects, people, and partners from participating markets across the country for excellence in creating better buildings and improving the lives of all in their local communities.

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LAKESIDE NET ZERO HOME RECEIVES LEED OUTSTANDING SINGLE FAMILY HOME AWARD

USGBC is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2024 U.S. Local Market Leadership Awards. These prestigious awards recognize projects, people, and partners from participating markets across the country for excellence in creating better buildings and improving the lives of all in their local communities. The 42 projects, 8 individuals, and 11 organizations recognized this year represent the pinnacle of green innovation and leadership.

Outstanding Single Family Home
Lakeside Net Zero, Richland, Mich., (LEED Platinum)—The heart of this residence is its cutting-edge custom ducted mini-split heat pump system, seamlessly integrated with ventilation coupled with a ground loop heat exchanger. This innovative heating and cooling solution reduces energy consumption by 85%, minimizing the home’s carbon footprint.

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U.S. Green Building Council of West Michigan awards Abueva Builders 2023 Innovative Project 3rd Place Winner

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Lakeside NetZero Passive Insulation Ready

We are almost ready for insulation. All rough inspections have passed and the LEED Green Rater completed their inspections.

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THE GREEN HOME INSTITUTE VISITS OUR LAKESIDE LEED PLATINUM, NET ZERO PASSIVE HOUSE (video)

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Abueva Builders begins work on LEED Platinum Project

LEED Platinum Net Zero PHIUS Water Sense Air Plus Universal Design

We are upping our game! Having several LEED Gold projects under our belt and a Passive House/LEED Platinum pre-certified project under way, we are always looking to improve our designs. We started with a stock plan and worked our magic to turn it into Southwest Michigan’s next extremely energy efficient, environmentally conscious, handicap accessible home!

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Framing begins on the Lakeside Net Zero Passive House!

Framing begins on the Lakeside Passive House! The architect referred to the design as a “symphony of circles” and its easy to see why.

The architect, Mark Miller, referred to the design as a “symphony of circles”. The round foundation will become the garage to the house; and with the installation of 2” of XPS insulation to the exterior of the walls and under the slab, we are creating a semi-conditioned space that will be comfortable for more uses than just parking a car. The framed core of the house will house the stairs, one of the two small mechanical rooms, and a shaft for a future elevator. It gets the same treatment as all the other exterior walls – 14” thick double stud walls that result in an R-54 insulated assembly.

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