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Boral USA recently provided 35,000-plus bricks from its Terre
Haute, Ind., plant for The Proud Green Home of Louisville,
part of the sustainable Norton Commons community in Ken-
tucky's largest city. Known as Su Verde (Italian for 'About
Green'), the deep green project was designed by architect
Clive Pohl of Lexington, Ky.-based Pohl Rosa Pohl, and con-
structed by Louisville's Sy Safi of UberGreen Spaces & Homes.
Principals will seek U.S. Green Building Council LEED
Platinum Passive House certification, along with recogni-
tion their project aligns with the National Association of
Home Builders Green Building Standard and U.S. Department
of Energy Zero Energy Ready program. To those ends, Su
Verde builders are using energy-efficient, sustainable build-
ing materials including foam insulation in the footers and
foundation; LOGIX insulating concrete forms for the wall
assembly; geothermal heating and cooling; and, sustainably
manufactured Boral Bricks.
"The Proud Green Home of Louisville perfectly encapsu-
lates [our] longstanding commitment to sustainability and
its benefits for builders and homeowners," says Boral Clad-
ding Division Director of Marketing Crysta Thomas.
The company delivered Vintage Port bricks from the Terre
Haute Collection, produced at the only U.S. brick plant to
carry LEED Gold certification—owing especially to the use
of methane gas from a nearby landfill as an alternative fuel
source. In addition, the facility is a zero-waste operation
where nearly all materials used are recycled into new brick,
and shale used in the brick-making process is reclaimed from
a nearby coal mine.
Boral clads ICF-built Proud Green Home of Louisville
PHOTO: Boral USA
FOOTER PHOTOS: Pohl Rosa Pohl Architects