Gabled LEED Platinum Newcomer House in Georgia Cost Just $125 per Square Foot

Lori Bork Newcomer of <a href="http://borkarch.com/">Bork Architectural Design</a> completely dispels the idea that green building is too expensive for the ordinary person with this gorgeous gabled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design">LEED Platinum</a> home in Athens, Georgia that only cost $125 per square foot to build. The first of its kind in the state's liveliest college town, the Newcomer house fuses modern green design with the neighborhood's vernacular to ensure that it fits within its unique cultural and historical context. An energy-efficient day lit wonder built in part with locally sourced and recycled materials, this home sets a whole new bar for eco architecture in America's famed south!

Lori Bork designed her own home in Athens, Georgia

A day lit wonder, the Newcomer house fits in with its cultural and historical context

Passive design ensures the home is naturally heated in winter and cooled in summer

It is clad with Tennessee Fieldstone, stucco and white clapboard in keeping with cottage vernacular

Insulation and air tight energy star windows gives this home energy efficiency that anyone would be jealous of.

Low flow water fixtures conserve water

Reclaimed heart pine and barn wood are used for flooring and fixtures

Water is solar heated

Drought-tolerant landscaping ensures the home's garden doesn't usurp too much water and looks good all year!