La Grange House Seeks LEED Certification
Janet and Anthony Lewandowski are on a mission to build La Grange's first LEED-certified home—and La Grange's 100-year-old home of the future in the process.
In La Grange, we like our old homes. Driving down the streets it's not rare to see several homes on one block that are over 100 years old, and still lending charm and character to the community. But not all change is bad. Janet and Anthony Lewandowski are no strangers to rebuilding. This is their fourth home in the La Grange area after renovating a house in Willow Springs and a house on Bluff Avenue. But this time, they're hoping to build La Grange's first LEED-certified home—one that is sustainably sourced and environmentally friendly. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and is a certification process for "green" buildings through the U.S. Green Building Council. It's not an easy certification to get—you can't …
Cheryl Ferrell
11:33 am on Saturday, December 24, 2011
So nice of you to be recognized for all the thought and effort that went into this ! more ›