Tour Homes are listed in order starting from locations south to north, from Franklin to LaVergne to Nashville and Joelton. Please see map the Tour Map under the “See” tab above.
510 South Margin Street
Franklin, TN 37064
4500 sq. ft / Single Family Home / Energy Efficiency Gut Rehab – 2009 / Energy Star / HERS 82 / $$$$
The Reynolds completed restoration of their home in 2009. The house, originally built
by Mr. Reynolds’ family in 1912, comfortably fits with its sustainable [...]
508 South Margin Street
Franklin, TN 37064
2700 ft 2 | Single Family Home Under Construction |Gut-Rehab – Energy Star v3.0 + LEED for Homes Platinum (pursuing) | $$$$
As an architect and homeowner in Tennessee, Fred Reynolds and his wife have built several homes together. You could call it a passion of theirs, [...]
501 Woodland Hills Drive
La Vergne, TN 37086
1800 ft 2 | Single Family Home | Retrofit & Landscaping | ASLA Sustainable Sites | $$
Kevin Guenther has more than twenty years of experience designing the outdoor environment as an award winning landscape architect. In 2006, he and his wife, Katie, started a successful, [...]
301 Battle Road
Antioch TN, 37013
3000 ft 2 | Single Family Home | Retrofit-1987 | NES Energy Saver #84 | HERS 40 | $$$
Steve and Carla Johnson have lived with their family in this home since 1990. The house was built with energy efficiency in mind, and the Johnsons have been adding [...]
Edison Park Development
205 Painter Drive
Antioch, TN 37013
1100ft 2 | Single Family Home | New Construction| LEED for Homes Silver (pursuing) | HERS 63-66 | $$
The incredible organization Habitat for Humanity has a Nashville branch who has built over 200 homes to meet ENERGY STAR standards with the goal of [...]
801 Lealand Court
Nashville, TN 37204
3780 ft 2 | Single Family Home | Retrofit-2008 | HERS 62 | $$$
The Galbreath Family: Dodd, Susan, Braden and Ailey are leading by example for sustainable living for a long time. Susan and Dodd are faculty members with Lipscomb University and take seriously their [...]
280 Elmington Avenue
Nashville, TN 37205
750 ft 2 | Single Family Guest Home | Retrofit–2010 | LEED Platinum for Homes | HERS 72 | $$
The clapboard Bungalow at 208 Elmington Avenue was built in 1920 by Albert L. Goldberg, Jr., and his wife, Geraldine. We believe that the servants’ quarters/garage was built [...]
Urban Housing Solutions
1200 3rd Avenue S
Nashville, TN 37210
600 ft 2 per unit | Multi-family & Retail| New Construction | Energy Star 3.0 | HERS (projected) | $
Arriving in late November 2012, 3rd and Chestnut is a new mixed-use development in Chestnut Hill combining 10 one-bedroom apartments and up to 1,500 [...]
Ryman Lofts
33 Peabody Street
Nashville, TN 37210
850 ft 2 | Multi-family | New Construction | Projected LEED Gold | HERS 74-80 (projected) | $
Ryman Lofts is Nashville’s first affordable housing project that gives specific preference for aspiring artists. Designed by local architecture firm, Smith Gee Studios, Ryman Lofts, will offer 60 [...]
Morgan Park Place
310 Van Buren Street
Nashville, TN 37208
1350 ft 2 | Multi-family | New Construction – Urban Infill | HERS 71 | $$$
Susan Siegel, a Healthcare Executive originally from the San Francisco Bay area, came to Nashville for career opportunities and fell in love with Historic Germantown. She [...]
1217 Kirkland Ave.
Nashville, TN 37216
1300 sq ft | Single Family Home | Under Renovation | Energy Star | HERS 74 | $
Homeowners Ryan and Kate have lamented the under-utilization of current housing, in favor of new construction, in the housing market. They feel older homes have more character than newer homes, and it [...]
2016 Valley View Road
Joelton, TN 37080
1800 ft 2 | Single Family Home | New–2010 | LEED Platinum for Homes | HERS 27 | $$$
John Patrick and Rebecca Selove decided in 2008 to purchase a farm with their grown son and his family in Joelton, TN to fulfill their desire to own [...]
- Saturday, October 6 10am-6pm & Sunday, October 7 12pm-6pm
Welcome to the 2012 Second Annual Green Homes Tour of Middle Tennessee!!
The 2012 Green Homes Tour is enthusiastically brought to you by the Cumberland River Compact and the U.S. Green Building Council Middle Tennessee Chapter. The tour is only possible because of the amazing team of volunteers who are outstanding leaders for sustainability in design, construction and landscaping. We are pleased to showcase for you these inspiring examples of green home construction, landscaping and lifestyles.
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