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Location: Winter Park, Fla.Designer and Contractor: Phil Kean, Phil Kean Designs, Winter Park, Fla.

Grand Award, Green Remodeling, over $250,000

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Grand Award, Green Remodeling, over $250,000

  • Location: Winter Park, Fla.Designer and Contractor: Phil Kean, Phil Kean Designs, Winter Park, Fla.

    Location: Winter Park, Fla.Designer and Contractor: Phil Kean, Phil Kean Designs, Winter Park, Fla.

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    Location: Winter Park, Fla.Designer and Contractor: Phil Kean, Phil Kean Designs, Winter Park, Fla.

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    The three-bedrooom ranch home before designer Phil Kean added 1,400 square feet and made it more efficient by focusing on energy and water.

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    Kitchen before.

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    Bathroom before.

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    The new exterior cladding is stucco and the roof was done with Spanish-style concrete tiles. Phil Kean Designs also used Boracare (an EPA-registered low-toxicity pesticide) and Termidor (also EPA-registered) to protect against termites. Kean says, "This kind of structure system is durable in adverse weather conditions and helps protect against insect infestations."

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    Phil Kean Designs installed all Energy Star-labeled appliances in the kitchen. Over 95% of the home is lit with compact fluorescent light bulbs, which last longer than regular incandescent bulbs and produce less heat inside the home -- an important consideration in Florida. The home also has a high efficiency air conditioning unit, a solar water heater, and insulated glass windows.

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    Higlighted by a decorative fixutre lit by compact flourescent bulbs, the butler's pantry is an important gateway -- with an entry door off the garage -- and a link between the kitchen and dining room.

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    The formal dining room is part of the new addition on the front of the home. It adds square footage and helps achieve the exterior's Mission-style theme. Spray-foam insulation, insulated windows, and complact flourescent light bulbs create an energy-efficient structure. The flooring is travertine tile.

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    Spray-foam insulation, insulated windows, and complact flourescent light bulbs create an energy-efficient room. Travertine tile is used throughout the home.

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    The bedroom is lit with energy-efficient compact flouresscent bulbs.

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    All the bathrooms have dual flow toilets. A recirculating pump is located in the master bathroom -- the furthest location from the hot water heater -- and recirculates water until it becomes hot. This way, minimal water is wasted while waiting for hot water.

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    Travertine tile extends from the living room out onto the lanai to create a flowing indoor-outdoor space.

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    On the lanai, drought-tolerant plantings help reduce external water consumption.

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    In the yard, drought-tolerant plantings and microjet irrigation reduce water consumption. The solar panel (left side) is only visable from the backyard. The solar water heating system allows the homeowners to keep the electric backup heating element off for eight months of the year to truly enjoy free solar energy.

The judges gave kudos to this winner for “detailing the space, being considerate, and taking a whole-house approach.”

Remodeler Phil Kean moved walls and created large, open spaces within the house, adding about 1,400 square feet to this traditional ranch-style home. “We stripped out all the drywall and got exposure to the roof so the insulation was easy,” Kean says. “We replaced all the windows with energy efficient ones and installed dual-flush toilets.” The designers also used energy-efficient foam insulation, high-efficiency air conditioning units, a solar water heater, Energy Star appliances, CFLs, and insulated glass windows. It wasn’t difficult or constraining artistically to design with green products Kean says.

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Kean and the clients made green choices during the product selection process. “Cabinets are locally made so there is no freight issue,” he says. “We try to discourage people from picking exported products unless there’s a reason to justify it.” Products are only a small part of green remodeling, noted the judges, who said that “Everything [Phil Kean Designs] touched they improved.”

Location: Winter Park, Fla.
Contractor and Designer:  Phil Kean Designs, Winter Park, Fla.

See list of all 2008 RDA winners.