The highly awaited and much anticipated ground breaking for the Pasadena Eco House is now confirmed. The date has been scheduled for June 11, 2008. This house which is expected to be the only Platinum Certified LEED home in the area will utilize several new and innovative technologies designed to save and conserve our natural resources along with reducing the amount of energy consumption.

The City of Pasadena and its green initiative will be on display as the ground breaking follows the Greentech 2008 technologies conference.

“If you had the ability to look into the future and visualize the positive changes in residential home construction, this is what you would see”, said Deena Willis, a Pasadena real estate broker and event coordinator for the ground breaking. “This is truly an amazing project”. Unlike traditional construction methods that utilize 2 x 4 wood studs for the framing structure, the Eco House will instead use foam panels made of recycled materials and welded mesh and then covered with a concrete skin for added strength, fire resistance and increased insulation.

Generally the building of a new home goes unnoticed and doesn’t warrant the media attention the Pasadena Eco House has received. The Eco House like many new homes will incorporate today’s desired amenities, but it will also be rich in design, form and function. Considering the rising cost of energy and the desire to maintain sustainable materials and products in the manufacturing process, this project represents a revolutionary new concept in the adaptation of future housing. The design takes full advantage of the lifestyle we enjoy here in California and there could be no better place to call home than Pasadena!

For a media package or more information, please email Deena Willis. She can also be reached at 626-432-4625.

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