Desert Rain House in Oregon is one of the greenest homes in the world

There's a new contender for the world's greenest home: <a href="http://desertrainhouse.com/" target="_blank">Desert Rain House</a> in Bend, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/oregon/" target="_blank">Oregon</a>. Designed by <a href="http://www.tozerdesign.com/" target="_blank">Tozer Design</a>, the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/leed-platinum/" target="_blank">LEED Platinum</a> home recycles all its water, produces more power than it can use, and it is the first residential compound to be certified by the <a href="https://living-future.org/lbc/" target="_blank">Living Building Challenge</a>. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/solar-panels/" target="_blank">Solar panels</a> and a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/rainwater-collection/" target="_blank">rainwater collection</a> cistern help this super green home pioneer a new paradigm for sustainable family living.

There's a new contender for the world's greenest home: <a href="http://desertrainhouse.com/" target="_blank">Desert Rain House</a> in Bend, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/oregon/" target="_blank">Oregon</a>. Designed by <a href="http://www.tozerdesign.com/" target="_blank">Tozer Design</a>, the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/leed-platinum/" target="_blank">LEED Platinum</a> home recycles all its water, produces more power than it can use, and it is the first residential compound to be certified by the <a href="https://living-future.org/lbc/" target="_blank">Living Building Challenge</a>. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/solar-panels/" target="_blank">Solar panels</a> and a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/rainwater-collection/" target="_blank">rainwater collection</a> cistern help this super green home pioneer a new paradigm for sustainable family living.

The team that built the home looked for ways to reduce their carbon footprint as much as possible.

Reclaimed lumber and plaster made with local clay, sand, and straw are among the sustainable materials utilized.

Clean air filters through the home thanks to open windows and an energy recovery ventilator.

Materials from old buildings that once rested on the site were repurposed for Desert Rain House.

Three homes and two out-buildings in Desert Rain House add up to 4,810 square feet.

The LEED Platinum home stretches across 0.7 acres.

The Desert Rain House is built with natural or local materials.

Solar panels power Desert Rain House.