Located in an exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood, the 4,057 square foot WIRED LivingHome is designed to attain at least a Gold rating from the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED® for Homes Program. Consistent with its focus on sustainable design, LivingHomes and WIRED are deconstructing rather than demolishing the property’s existing house, reducing the amount of building materials sent to landfill. Working with The Reuse People, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to keeping usable building materials out of landfills, interior materials will be sent to the Habitat for Humanity Store for re-use, while the framing is being transported to Mexico where it will be used for low-income construction. On average, a minimum of 75% of all materials will be reused and repurposed.
Deconstruction is currently underway. Site work and manufacturing will commence concurrently, significantly reducing the amount of time necessary to complete the project. Installation is slated for August 2007 and only takes one day. Following the public tours in Fall 2007, the WIRED LivingHome will be placed on the market.
