A 3,200 square foot home in Miami Beach, Florida has achieved the highest LEED Platinum certification known to have been given in the nation. Rated at 120/89.5, a HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Index: -8 (100 is normal for new construction), and earning the National Green Building Standard of EMERALD (highest level) which indicates the home is saving 60 percent or more of its energy use, 2020 Alton is also EnergyStar certified. A collaboration between developer Matthew Lahn and architect Ari Sklar, according to PRNewswire, the windows are by CGI Windows and Doors. MHProNews has learned the glass is insulated, laminated, high performance, high-impact glass.

(Photo credit: PRNewswire/CGI Glass–2020Alton house)