Garden Raised Bounty Farm House
   
Address: 2016 Elliot Ave NW, Olympia , WA 98502
Contact Person: Barrett Burr, Polar Bear Construction
Phone Number: 360-866-1456
E-mail Address: polarbearconstruction@comcast.net
Website: www.polarbearconstruction.com

 

System Description:
The GRuB Garden Raised Bounty Farmhouse is a “Community Center” built to 5 Star Built Green Residential Standards. The GRuB organization has been on this 3+ acre property since 1996.  The building which is a year old was designed to help meet the administrative and educational outreach goals of the GRuB Program.  Garden Raised Bounty provides many services to our local community including The Kitchen Garden Project which has given over 2,000 gardens to low / no-income families in the greater South Sound area since 1993, The Cultivating Youth Program farming self, land, and community, Youth Employment Opportunities, Educational Activities, as well as providing 1000’s of pounds of fresh vegetables to the Food Bank and low income households.  For more information see:  www.goodgrub.org

The Farm House was designed by Lucid 9 Design, Lisa Diane, and built by Polar Bear Construction, Barrett Burr.  The project was completed through generous volunteer efforts and charitable contributions.  One of the GRuB organization’s goals was to create a building that demonstrates sustainable and energy efficient Green Building products and systems to the community. 

Here are the highlights of the GRuB Farmhouse:
Certified 5 Star Built Green
Insulated Slab on Grade Radiant Heat
Soy Stained Concrete Floor
1st Floor Insulated Concrete Form Exterior Walls, Faswall
1st Floor Exterior Hand Trowelled Stucco Finish
Advance In-door Air Quality Management Systems
Hand Trowelled Interior Plaster Finish
2nd Floor Advanced Framing with Fiber Cement Siding over Rainscreen / Poly-Iso Insulation Wall System
Energy Saving Appliances and Fixtures
Recycled, Reclaimed, Low VOC, Locally Made, and or Green:  Interior Trim, Counters, Cabinets, and Exterior Finishes
Air-tight Drywall System
Standing Seam Metal Roof

 

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