Dexter home first in state to win platinum LEED certification

Thursday, July 17, 2008 | Source: Concentrate
Ann Arbor may be known as the greenest city in the state, but Dexter beat it to the punch when it comes to LEED certification. The neighboring town plays home to the first residential house in tghe state to receive platinum LEED certification.

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To say Dexter is getting in on the green building craze wouldn't be fair. One Dexter-area home builder has been building environmentally friendly buildings before they were commonly known as green.

"We've been green building for 12 years," says Bob Burnside, owner of Fireside Home Construction. "It's nothing new for us."

But the company's model home is something new to Washtenaw County. It was the first local residence to receive platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environment Design rating system. There is no higher level of recognition than platinum.

The structure was first house in the state to achieve platinum status and the 12th in the nation. Now builders left and right are jumping on the green building bandwagon, trying to keep up with the precedent Fireside help set.

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