During the first event of the Green Bags Eco Lunch Series, I was treated to a tour of the LEED Silver-certified home at (BIRD'S EYE) in Hyde Park.

The $1.525 million new build by John Hueber Homes includes 11 rooms, four bedrooms, four full baths and 2 half-baths, as well as a two-car rear garage.

A full, finished basement includes a bar and wine rack and is expansive enough for a family room, game room or media room.

The house also incorporates such eco-friendly features geothermal heating, a water purification system with low-flow fixtures, Energy Star windows, appliances and fixtures, orientation toward natural light, and oak floors grown sustainably by an Appalachian collective - all with the added bonus of a 15-year tax abatement.

The property has been on the market for 14 months.

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Previous reading on BC:
ENCORE debuts eco-lunch series, real estate blog (4/23/08)