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NICHIHA SELECTED FOR THE FIRST LEED PLATINUM HOME IN THE
SOUTHEAST
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Fiber Cement Siding Product Chosen for its Environmental
Sustainability and Cost Savings Nestled in the heart of
Decatur, Georgia, sits an entirely sustainable home that has
received notable accolades for “green construction” by the
United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for
Homes program. Located at 225 Wilton Drive, the new
two-story, 2,800 square-foot residence is called the
RainShine House, reflective of the butterfly roof designed
to capture rainfall and the utilization of natural light to
shine throughout the home. These key features were created
by Robert Cain, principle of Robert M. Cain – an
architectural firm in Atlanta, and the home was built by
Decatur builder Robert Soens of Pinnacle Custom Builders,
Inc.
Constructed and designed for an active retired couple, the
home has three-bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and occupies a 1/3
acre infill lot. RainShine House was awarded the highest
available rating offered by the LEED Program– Platinum
level, and it is the first in the Southeast to receive this
recognition. Furthermore, the home is certified by Energy
Star and EarthCraft programs. Of the numerous ecological
features evident in the home’s structure, Nichiha Fiber
Cement was selected as the exterior siding product of choice
due to the material’s environmental sustainability and the
contribution to LEED points. “We are very pleased with
Nichiha’s fiber cement siding. We chose the product because
it was more economical, presented a thicker shadow line and
offered many green benefits and LEED credits,” said Robert
Cain, principle architect on the project. “We also selected
Nichiha for its local distribution from the company’s plant
in Macon and the product’s remarkable durability.”
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RainShine House features Nichiha Sierra Smooth Lap seven
inch siding. Sierra Premium Smooth boards provide a design
alternative with the classic appearance of smooth painted
siding. “Nichiha’s upper-end siding really showcased the
house and revealed the natural beauty of the product,”
commented David Lovegrove, outside sales associate for
Alside Supply in Smyrna, Ga. who supplied the siding,
decking and trim to the home’s builders. The RainShine House
is now complete and will be featured on the Decatur Holiday
Candlelight Tour of Homes in December 2009.
Robert M.
Cain, Architect
675 Seminole Ave.
Suite 312
Atlanta, GA 30307
robertmcain.com 404-892-8643
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Information:
Nichiha
Nichiha, U.S.A. based in Norcross, Ga., is a
leader in fiber cement technology. Nichiha
markets distinct patterns of fiber-cement
products in the U.S. The company has been
manufacturing fiber cement products for more
than 30 years and posts annual revenues of $850
million in Japan. Operating out of eleven
production facilities in Japan, Nichiha is ISO
9001 certified, with an annual production of
over 650 million square feet of fiber-cement
products. For more information, call
1.86.NICHIHA1.
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