What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
This home was researched & planned for years using some of the brightest natural & green homebuilding minds in the Austin Texas area. Ben Obregon of the Sustainable Design Center http://sustainabledesigncenter.com/ was the green architect. Kindra Welch of Clay, Sand and Straw is the natural home builder who built this green home https://claysandstraw.wordpress.com/ Construction of this home began in 2010 and was completed in 2011. Passive Solar design includes the homes orientation as well as the covered porches and breezeway exterior areas. Home is all electric and has no carpet for better Indoor Air Quality or IAQ. Exterior walls are all straw bale with Earthen plaster on the inside and lime plaster on the outside. Floors are stained concrete, stained and scored concrete, tile and bamboo.Property Description
Passive Solar design Post & Beam home. Kitchen has hammered copper range hood & farmhouse sink, deep drawer storage & walk-in pantry. Master bedroom has walk-in closet with built ins, walk in shower with seat, dual vanity with "sit on top" sinks. 4 bedrooms currently or 5 bedrooms if Art Studio is turned into a suite. The Art Studio is air-conditioned, heated and has a sink (could theoretically have a kitchenette) could be the 5th bedroom, guest quarters or a mother-in-law suite.
There is a 3 car carport & detached 1 car garage. The detached 1 car garage will fit a small truck with a kayak on it (see location on survey). Pervious driveway & sidewalk. Native plants & trees. Laying hens & coop can convey. Sellers are currently using a private company for Internet. There is a dedicated receiver on top of the house. This has worked fine for downloads, using Lotus Notes, etc. for working from home with heavy Internet usage such as for using it for purposes like working at home.Neighborhood Description
In a small rural Leander TX Travis County Hill Country acreage neighborhood called Round Mountain Estates where your drive to town involves Texas Hill Country eye candy views! It takes only about 15 to 20 minutes to drive in to take Austin Texas's Capital Metro commuter rail & bus service to Austin TX from Leander TX, as well buy organic groceries, obtain medical care, great restaurants such as Farm To Fork http://www.farmtoforktexas.com/ Blue Corn Harvest http://www.bluecornharvest.com & moreMarket Area
Austin Texas is the Capital of Texas and considered the Live Music Capital of the World. The Austin Texas area is home to many GREEN shops & restaurants including Whole Foods, Central Market, Trader Joe's & more. Central Texas home values are appreciating, making homes a good investment. There are many spring fed swimming pools as well as rivers in the area including Barton Springs at Zilker Park, Blue Hole in Georgetown.School District
This home is served by the highly desirable Leander Independent School District or LISD http://www.leanderisd.org/ as well as great Charter Schools such as Founders Classical Academy http://responsiveed.com/foundersleander/ & the Good Earth Farm School http://www.goodearthfarmschool.com/ a private school for young children which is a Waldorf and LifeWays Inspired Farm school.Community
15 minutes away is Leander Texas is a growing small city of about 35,000 people. Austin Texas’ Capital Metro public transportation is available in Leander Texas at the Leander Station as a bonus as well as the fact that Leander Texas is growing quickly & adding more services, shops, eateries, entertainment and medical care all the time. There are many Farmer's Markets serving the Leander area such as the Texas Farmers Market at the Lakeline Mall parking lot & 3 in neighboring Georgetown Texas.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Mountain
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | no |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Forced Air - Electric |
| Cooling System | High Efficiency Heat Pump |
| Ventilation System | Part of Cooling System |
| Whole House Filtration | Other |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Rain Water Collection |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Construction Type | Straw bale |
| Exterior Finish | Plaster - Other |
| Interior Finish | Earthen Plaster |
| Interior Paint | No VOC |
| Floor Material | Concrete |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Other |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | carport_detached |
| Number of Cars | 4 |
| Garage Area | 3 sqft |
