Home of the Future in Kaimuki


The home of the future is in Kaimuki. The building takes sustainability to a whole new level. Let's go there right now with Manolo. Manolo Morales is in a new home on 22nd Avenue in Kaimuki, talking with Karen Nakamura of the Building Industry Association, about the different new green building techniques demonstrated in the home.

Source: KHON-FOX
June 20, 2011 6:20 AM

MAHALO TEAM (updated 7/15/2011)

Steering Committee
Armstrong Builders LLC (project superintendent)
Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii Inc (project manager)
Construction Services Pacific (general contractor)
Gentry Homes Ltd (Project Chairman)
Green Sand Inc (green sustainability strategist)
Greenwave Solutions Inc
HECO
Pacific Resource Partnership
DBEDT
Hawaii Carpenters Union Local 745
Architecture and Engineering Committee
Armstrong Design Ltd (design chair)
Baldridge Associates Structural Engineers
Douglas Engineering Pacific Inc
Gentry Homes Ltd
Green Sand Inc
Group 70
Jeff Brink
Kamehameha Schools
PBR Hawaii & Associates Inc
Ultimate Innovations Inc
Victoria Reventas ASID
Enrollment Committee
Armstrong Builders LLC
Lend Lease Actus LLC
Alan Shintani Inc
Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii Inc
D R Horton Schuler Homes LLC
Homeworks Construction Inc
Gentry Homes Ltd
Green Sand Inc
Greenwave Solutions Inc
Hunt Building Company Ltd
Grading/Compaction/Site Preparation
Alan Shintani Inc (site work contractor)
Ron's Construction Corporation (site work contractor)
All Island Fence Rental LLC (dust screen)
A's Party Portables (porta potty)
Pineridge Farms Inc (base course)
Safepro Inc (safety signage)
Safety Systems Hawaii Inc (project sign & scaffolding)
Termite Treatment/Concrete work & Plumber
Homeworks Construction Inc (concrete slabs)
Hawaiian Cement (concrete)
Gima Termite & Pest Control Inc (ground treatment)
Termimesh Hawaii Inc (Termimesh supplier)
R M Nakamura Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Inc
Steel Walls and Framing
Steel Truss & Panel LLC (steel wall panels)
CEMCO Steel (exterior studs)
Dietrich Industries Inc (interior studs)
Oceanview Builders Inc (framing contractor)
HPM Building Supply (structural plywood & lumber)
Honolulu Wood Treating LLC (engineered floor joist)
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc (hurricane tie downs)
Sheer Walls/Sheeting/Trusses
Hunt Building Company Ltd (roof trusses)
Sunrise Construction Inc (install trusses)
RSI Roofing & Building Supply (supplier Techshield)
Techshield/Vandermeer Forest Products Inc
Worthington Military Construction Inc (install sheer walls)
Roofing/Windows/Siding
HPM Building Supply (metal roofing)
Protech Roofing LLC (roofer)
American Traditional Homes Ltd (install siding/windows)
MI Windows & Doors/Honsador Lumber (supplier)
Coastal Windows Inc (HuperOptic film install)
Jade Painting Inc (exterior painter)
CertainTeed Corporation (cement siding supplier)
Electrical Contractor/Photovoltaic &
Electrical Fixtures
M Watanabe Electrical Contractor Inc
RevoluSun LLC (photovoltaic)
Progress Lighting (lighting fixtures & fans)
Aloha State Services Ltd (a/c installer)
AirScape (whole house fan)
Plumbing Contractor/Plumbing Fixtures
R M Nakamura Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Inc
Inter-Island Solar Supply (solar water heater & panels)
Ferguson Enterprises Inc (Kohler plumbing fixtures trim)
Zurn Industries LLC (dual flush toilets)
Pacific Rim Partners LLC (Zurn Distributor)
Insulation/Drywall
JDH Construction Limited (Icynene foam installer)
Icynene (foam Insulation)
Admor HVAC products Inc/Knauf Insulation (Ecobat)
CertainTeed Corporation (drywall supplier)
Sinclair Drywall Inc (drywall contractor)
Green Building Education/Inspection/Verification
Green Sand Inc (green strategist consultant)
Pacific Sustainable Building Science LLC (LEED verifier)
Pohaku Consulting (ANSI NGBS verifier)
Interior Finish Work
Alert Alarm of Hawaii (wireless alarm system)
Closet Systems of Hawaii (wire shelving)
Decora` Cabinetry (certified wood cabinets)
Foundations Hawaii Inc (kitchen concrete counter top)
Green Builders Depot (bamboo hardwood floor)
Hawaii Kitchen & Bath Inc (m.bath paper counter top)
Mililani Glass & Screen (mirrors & mirror doors)
Pittsburgh Paints (low VOC paint)
PHF Hawaii Inc (green carpet and padding)
Quillopo Painting Inc (interior painting)
Schlage (door hardware)
Sanyo/Servco Home & Appliance Distribution (a/c)
Tru-Door Hawaii Inc (doors)
Van's Flooring and Tile Inc (flooring contractor)
Wayne's Flooring America (ceramic tile supplier)
Z Contractors Inc (interior finishes)
Driveway/Patio/Gutters/Fencing
Homeworks Construction Inc (concrete work)
National Concrete Sawing Inc (sawing of concrete)
Servco Raynor Overhead Doors (garage door)
Tropical Roofing & Raingutters Inc (gutters)
Green Builders Depot/Rainhog H20G (rain hogs)
Equinox Opening Roofs LLC (patio awning)
Vinyl Tech & Masonry Inc (vinyl fencing)
Landscaping
PBR Hawaii & Associates Inc
Ultimate Innovations Inc
Fred Lau Hawaiian Landscape Comany Inc
Resort Management Group LLC/ Reed Kishinami
The New Leaf Inc/Alan Fiddler
Bella Pietra/Geobunga (ceramic pots)
Hawaii Earth Products (soil/sompost mix)
Waimanalo Feed Supply (aquaponics)
Diamond Head Sprinkler Inc (irrigation mat/weed cloth)
Kamali’i Trucking and Rentals (trucking/soil and gravel)
Ali’i Turf/ sod
Interior Design & Staging
Victoria Reventas ASID
Rogene Gaspar LEED AP Allied Member ASID designBLOOM
Chuen Yee ASID MCYIA Interior Architecture and Design
Susan Lam Allied Member ASID
Vendors
Window World Inc (window coverings)
WDI Companies Inc
Magnolia
Design Within Reach
Bali Furnishings
Chai Studio
Bali Designs
Forward Thinking
Pacific Home
87 Zero
Somace
Philpotts and Associates
Hawaii Craftsmen
The Fine Art Associates
Seaside Art Gallery
Artist
Karen Daspit
Mary Babcock
Jodi Endicott
Jeff Roth
Curt Ginther
Shelley Miller
Rosemary Miller
Sue Pearson
Kristen Olsen
Marcia Ray and Archie Macaraeg
David Hamma
Stephen Hauss