Casey Key
Casey Key Beachfront
“Because this home is being built on land typically reserved for what has become a haven
for mega-mansions, ‘The scale of this design reaches back to the past, when nature was more dominant then the living structures’ said
Inbar. We feel this project will inspire people to look closely at the scale of their project – and perhaps realize that bigger is not
always better.”
- Steve Ellis, MyGreenBuildings
Rendering vs. Reality
The Home sits in a tranquil setting along Casey Key Beach
Beach looking South
Beach looking
North
Preparing new slab for guesthouse
2 layers of steel reinforcement
Pouring the slab
Pouring the slab
Pouring the slab
MyGreenBuildings Selected as General Contractor for Florida House Retrofit and Re-Model
For Immediate Release:
Inbar Architect AIA and
MyGreenBuildings to build first LEED certified sustainable home on Casey Key Beachfront
Sarasota Florida - Inbar architect AIA and MyGreenBuildings have been selected
to build what is slated to be the first LEED certified home located on Casey Key Beach, in Nokomis Florida.
“One look at the renderings for this project and we were hooked, says
Steve Ellis, co-owner of MyGreenBuildings. As a sustainable builder, we of course love to build properly scaled – impeccably
designed architecture. We are honored to have our name associated with this project”, said Ellis.
The elegant coastal contemporary design was developed by Yehuda Inbar
AIA architect. MyGreenBuildings was introduced to the homeowner since the Owner had expressed a high degree of
interest in building sustainably on this – the most exclusive stretch of sand in Sarasota County.
The design has an extremely livable single story floor plan, and the
sculptured look of a work of art. “Because this home is being built on land typically reserved for what has become a haven for
mega-mansions, ‘The scale of this design reaches back to the past, when nature was more dominant then the living structures’ said
Inbar. We feel this project will inspire people to look closely at the scale of their project – and perhaps realize that bigger is not
always better.”
The home design lives in harmony with the environment by clustering
three buildings organized around landscaped and decked exterior spaces and is reminiscent of the kind of understated elegance that
many beachfront home designs have long forgotten. This home is all about quality and the “beachy” feeling you get from
living along the waters edge.
area with serpentine clear opening walls of glass doors, extra large overhangs, natural ventilation, plenty of light, and lots of
decks. Durable and sustainable building materials will be used such as Timberstrand dimensional lumber, energy efficient glass,
bio-based insulation and solar technology. Interior finishes will be sustainable and healthy as well. “We fully expect that
this home will be one of the highest ranking LEED certified homes in the state”, said Grant Castilow, co-owner of MyGreenBuildings.
Below are some pictures of the progress. target=_blank>
Framing the
guesthouse out of
target=_blank>TimberStrand
TimberStrand dimentional lumber - made from wood waste
The TimberStrand Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL) manufacturing
process uses up to 75% of a log and
turns it into high-performance
engineered lumber. Using small-diameter trees that aren’t usable
for traditional
lumber, the Timberstrand process cuts logs into thin
strands and glues them together to form rim boards, headers,
beams,
columns, studs, sill plates, and stair stringers.
Custom “Wave” NanaWall
Opening
NanaWall opening from outside
New profile vs. existing home to be torn down in a later phase
