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在定制的家庭市场上，许多人认为建造绿色意味着要花很多钱。无视这一广泛的观念，是一个突破性的LEED白金住宅项目，设计和建造由普拉西斯设计/建造在圣达菲，新墨西哥州。普拉西斯接受这个项目，以证明非生产住宅可以设计和建设地球友好在一个紧张的预算，而不牺牲风格。建成的房子的价格是每平方英尺188美元。该奖项于2011年7月21日由美国绿色建筑委员会(USGBC)宣布。

Many in the custom home market believe building green means spending lots of it. Defying this widely-held notion is a breakthrough LEED Platinum house project, designed and built by Praxis Design/Build in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Praxis embraced this project to prove non-production homes can be designed and built Earth-friendly on a tight budget, without sacrificing style. The cost of the completed house came in at $188 per square foot. The award was announced July 21, 2011 by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

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Rothstein-Meckler住宅是世界上仅有的400个定制住宅之一，据LEED项目的始发和管理机构USGBC称，这些住宅赢得了LEED白金认证。“能源与环境设计的领导”(LEED)为建筑业提供了绿色建筑设计的定义，并为衡量绿色建筑技术及其有效性提供了一种手段。作为这一计划的一部分，USGBC创建了一个评级系统，以促进可持续的建筑实践。自LEED于1998年成立以来，共有993个各类住宅项目获得了白金奖，全球共有3，365个家庭。

The Rothstein-Meckler house is one of only approximately 400 custom homes constructed worldwide that have won the LEED Platinum designation, according to the USGBC, the originating and administrative body of the LEED program. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, provides the construction industry with a definition of green building design and a means to measure green construction techniques and their effectiveness. As part of this program, the USGBC created a rating system to promote sustainable building practices. Since LEED’s inception in 1998, 993 house projects of all types, totaling 3,365 homes worldwide, have received a Platinum award.

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一所房子最多能赚136个百分点。罗斯坦/梅克勒宫大小的建筑需要80分才能获得最高的奖项，白金。这座普拉西斯设计的房子赢得了88分。

A house can earn a maximum of 136 points. A structure the size of the Rothstein/Meckler house requires 80 points to obtain the highest award, a Platinum. This Praxis-designed house won 88 points.

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Rothstein/Meckler的房子也获得了能源星级，以及室内空气PLUS认证。后者是环境保护局赞助的一个项目，旨在鼓励改善室内空气质量的住宅建设。它处理诸如湿度控制、氡控制、虫害管理、改进供暖和空调技术、改善燃烧排放和减少建筑材料的化学含量等问题。

The Rothstein/Meckler house also has achieved an Energy Star rating, as well as an Indoor airPlus certification. The latter designation is an EPA-sponsored program designed to encourage the construction of homes with improved interior air quality. It addresses issues such as moisture control, radon control, pest management, improved heating and air conditioning technology, improved combustion venting and reductions in chemical content of building materials.

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2009年，斯科特·罗斯坦(ScottRothstein)和马西娅·梅克勒(Marcia Meckler)与普拉西斯接洽，希望在美国国务院结束马西亚的职业生涯后，在圣达菲退休。斯科特说，“我们的预算非常有限，我们的重点总是放在支持我们激情的因素上-我们的艺术收藏。”他指的是他们在多年的旅行中收集的大量艺术品和雕像。

Scott Rothstein and Marcia Meckler approached Praxis in 2009 with a desire to retire in Santa Fe at the conclusion of Marcia’s career with the U.S. State Department. “We had a very limited budget and our focus always remained on elements that supported our passion – our art collection,” said Scott, referring to their remarkable assemblage of art objects and figurines they collected during their many years of travel.

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斯科特和玛西亚转向建筑师加布里埃尔布朗，拥有普拉西斯设计/建筑，以实现他们的愿望，一个新的家。加布里埃尔说：“我相信斯科特和玛西亚不仅能负担得起经济，还能买得起风格，适合展示他们的艺术。”“在斯科特和玛西亚的帮助下，我们都做到了。额外的好处是绿色建筑设计，这将大大降低他们未来几十年的公用事业费用。“

Scott and Marcia turned to architect Gabriel Browne, owner of Praxis Design/Build, to realize their desires for a new home. “I was convinced Scott and Marcia could afford not only economy, but style as well, suitable for showcasing their art,” said Gabriel. “And with the help of Scott and Marcia, we did it all. The added bonus was a green building design that will dramatically lower their utility bills for decades to come.”

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这一成就的证明是一个戏剧性的家庭设计，同时家庭能源评级系统评分为58分。她的指数将2006年平均建造的房屋与能耗为零的房屋进行比较，平均得分为100分。分数越低，评分越好。得分为58分意味着Rothstein/Meckler住宅比假设的2006年住宅效率高42%。(作为一个参照点，一所房子必须得分85或以下才有资格成为能源之星结构，仅比2006年的建筑效率高出15%)。

Proof of this accomplishment is a dramatic home design in tandem with a Home Energy Rating System score of 58. The HERS Index compares the average house built in 2006, which receives a score 100, with a house that uses zero energy. The lower the score, the better the rating. A score of 58 means the Rothstein/Meckler house is 42% more efficient than the hypothetical 2006 home. (As a point of reference, a house must score 85 or below to qualify as an Energy Star structure, only 15% more efficient the 2006 house.)

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加布里埃尔在绿色建筑设计成为一个流行的概念之前很久就对它感兴趣了。1989年，他在新墨西哥州卢瑟伦(Rutheron)设计并建造了他的第一个绿色项目，这是一个完全独立于电网的家园。他从2005年开始设计的商业建筑-圣达菲铁路重新开发项目中的Artyard A1大楼，将于2008年获得LEED白金奖，这是新墨西哥州第一个这样做的建筑。同年经济下滑推迟了这一项目的完成，阻止了这一区别。

Gabriel has been interested in green building design long before it became a popular concept. In 1989 he designed and built his first green project in Rutheron, New Mexico, a home totally independent of the grid. The Artyard A1 building in Santa Fe’s Railyard redevelopment project, a commercial building he designed starting in 2005, was slated to receive a LEED Platinum award in 2008, the first structure in New Mexico to do so. The economic downturn that same year delayed completion of this project, forestalling this distinction.

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PRAXIS于2010年4月开始建造Rothstein/Meckler住宅，5个月后完工。结果是一座两层楼的设计，占地1760平方米。英国“金融时报”。加热的空间，建造成本仅为330，400美元的房主。

Praxis began construction of the Rothstein/Meckler home in April 2010 and completed the work five months later. The result is a two-story design encompassing 1,760 sq. ft. of heated space, built at a cost to the homeowners of just $330,400.