Living Green in Eagle Rock at Rock Row

Model Unit at Rock Row

While homeowner have options to turn their own homes into a green home, for home buyers the option of buying green homes is becoming a hot market.  Rock row in Eagle Rock, CA is the first small lot subdivision in the City of Los Angeles to be LEED Certified under the new LEED for Homes program.  With the LEED certification, Rock Row guarantees excellent indoor air quality, very low utility bills, and energy efficient and sustainable design and construction. 

Rock Row Features:

LEED Certified

10' Ceiling Heights

Integrated Sound System

Multiple Decks and Balconies

Private Yards

Skylights in Stairwells and Baths

Green Roofs

Building Systems:

Grass Pave System reduces reflected heat and absorbs water.

Tankless Water Heaters save energy and last longer.  Saves $200 per year over conventional water heaters.

Drought Tolerant Landscaping

Solar Array - 60%-80% of household electric costs.

Central Vacuum System exhausts to the outside for better indoor air quality. 

Floor Plan

I have to applaud Heyday Development for designing and building Rock Row.  It's a great example of how design and sustainable can create wonderful sustainable lifestyle for the economy and the environment. Rock Row isn't their first sustainable project but their FOURTH!! Bravo!!


For more information on HeyDay Development, go to www.heyday-la.com to see their most current projects.  


Currently Rock Row is sold out but are accepting backup offer. If you would like to learn how to submit a backup offer, contact me at betancourtrealestategroup.com.  


For more information on Rock Row, go to www.leangreenlivingmachine.com 

Green Home in California

One of only a few LEED Platinum Certified homes in the country, project7ten was built as green as possible to serve as an educational model that creates a forum for smart discussion about environmental awareness.

Project7ten is one of the few homes that was conceived an educational model for environmental awareness. It showcase how design can be integrated with a sustainable lifestyle. I've seen this home in person and the amount of detail and sustainable features will amaze you!  This home makes you think that sustainable isn't just being green but creating a sustainable lifestyle for our world and ourselves.


Home Features:


•Low Energy Consumption
•Water Conservation 
•FSC-certified lumber
•locally source building materials
•solar panels
•Grey-Water Recycling
•Energy Efficient Appliances
•Water Efficient Fixtures
•much more

COR - Sustainable Mixed Use Development in Miami

Sustainable isn't always a square box ...its changing the facade and design of a building or home into an incredible space that fits our fast pace technology lifestyle.


COR is a sustainable, mixed-use development in Miami.  Rising 400 feet above the Design District, COR extracts power from its environment utilizing wind turbines, photovoltaics and solar hot water generation. The building comprises commercial, office, fitness, live/work and pure residential spaces.


For more images from COR, click here to go to Architeizer.com