First LEED Platinum home in Newport Beach, CA!

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) recently certified the LivingHome, Newport Beach, LEED for Home Platinum. The LivingHome is a KTLH 1.5, designed by KieranTimberlake. LEED (short for Leadership for Environmental and Energy Design) is a green building certification program, developed by the USGBC, where buildings are awarded specific points for solutions that make the buildings more energy, water, and resource efficient and that reduce indoor air pollution. Based on those points, buildings can be awarded Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum. Platinum, the highest level, is extremely difficult to attain and only a handful of homes in California have achieved it. The first LivingHome – in Santa Monica – was the first ever to be certified LEED Platinum and we have ten other LivingHomes in production that we believe should hit Platinum, too. More important than LEED levels are what they represent: a home that uses far less resources and is much healthier than standard homes, and an objective, third party review of the design and performance of that home. Our clients dig this and we do too. To learn more about the KTLH 1.5, click here. For more information about our environmental program and LEED, click here.

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More magic from Ray Kappe: the RKLH6.2!  As with other LivingHomes by Ray, the 6.2 features an open, flexible floorplan and lots of light, storage space and good vibes.  To explore this new LivingHomes, click here.  To Configure it with finishes, fixtures, environmental systems and share with your friends, AND to see a complete budget, click here. 

The Wood-Framed Ray Kappe LivingHomes

Now all Ray Kappe LivingHomes are available with wood framing.  Ray Kappe, FAIA, is one of the most respected modern residential architects.  He started the Southern California Institute of Architecture (Sci-Arc), and has designed over a dozen LivingHomes.  Wood is cheaper than steel so we are able to offer these LivingHomes for less cost.  Read on…

RK6: The Latest Ray Kappe LivingHome

Introducing the newest member of the Ray Kappe family of LivingHomes.  The four-module RK6 offers an efficient floorplan with three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a flexible bonus room, and dramatic double height space.  Like its siblings, this standard model features an open floorplan, floor-to-ceiling glazing, and an extensive environmental program.  Read on…

The KTLH1.5 reaches its final home in Newport Beach, CA this November. Be in the front row at the construction site. We will set up webcams to capture the installation of the modules, and stream them live. On November 5, click here anytime after 7:00 AM PST to watch the fun!  Read on…

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Rockin’ the International Builder Show, then TED.

The first LivingHome by KieranTimberlake (KTLH1.5) was built to serve as a show home for two conferences. It premiered in January at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas as the Builder LivingHome and then it moved to the TED Conference in Long Beach, where it opened as the Kohler LivingHome. At both shows we had four days to install and completely finish the home! To see pictures and videos from both conferences, click here.

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