LEED Platinum Certification has been awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council to Hybrid Homes, LLC and Image Design, LLC for a new green home in Onekama. This home is one of 37 Michigan projects that have been certificed under the LEED for Homes program. It is the first Platinum level home certified in West Michigan and only the 23rd in the nation. The home will be on display during this year's Michigan Energy Fair on June 27-29. The house incorporates Low-Eargon gas windows, cement board siding, high efficiency lighting, insulated concrete forms, soy based insulation, passive solar design, solar hot water, radiant floor heat, wind generator, programmable thermostats, mechanical ventilation, zero volatile organic compounds paint, bamboo and cork flooring, radon venting, barrier free/lifetime design, dual flush toilets, and Energy Star appliances. www.wmhybrid.com (this article from the Energy Tidbits May 2008 newsletter)

Image Design, LLC is an award winning sustainable residential design firm located in East Grand Rapids Michigan. We specialize in designing new homes, remodels, additions and developments and can create a custom home that is suited to your individual lifestyle and the unique nature of your site. We believe that design is a collaborative process involving the skills of owner, designer and builder. We are strong advocates of Sustainable Design principles, Lifetime Design principles and the Not So Big House principles and are one of the few design firms actively promoting these progressive standards in home design. We believe in the very near future, green design will be the standard by which all other designs will be measured. We are excited to be at the forefront of this growing movement. We offer over 23 years of residential design experience. All of our plans are created using the latest cad technologies which allows us to create high quality and extensively detailed construction documents. We have experience with many different sustainable construction methods such as Advanced framing, Insulated concrete forms (ICF's), Superior wall foundations, Structural insulated panels (SIP's), Earth bermed, Passive and Active solar designed homes. Our designs have been published locally and nationally and have been built through-out Michigan. We are actively learning new methods of sustainable construction every chance we can, so we can share them with you. Visit our website imagedesignllc.blogspot.com\