SmartVENT Foundation Flood Vents

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:37:33 -0500

SMART VENT(R) featured in first GREEN Home Built on NJ'S Long Beach Island

The SMART VENT(R) Insulated Flood Vent has been specified by local architect Jay Madden for the first LEED/Green certified home built on New Jersey's Long Beach Island.

Jay Madden has designed a "green" home for his family in Loveladies, Long Beach Island, NJ and has applied for LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Jay believes that "following the Council's construction guidelines will provide us with a highly efficient home. LEED Certified home promises to be healthier, more energy efficient, and more durable. A green home will leave a much smaller environmental footprint". Included in his design is the SMART VENT(R) automatic foundation flood vent. "I have been using SMART VENT(R)'S since they were invented. Few products are standard in our designs, and SMART VENT(R) is one of them. They go into every drawing we do. The SMART VENT(R) insulated flood vent contributed to our ability to create a conditioned crawl space." Not only did SMART VENT(R) allow Madden to condition his crawl space, the vent's construction and aesthetic appeal provide additional benefits. "The SMART VENT(R) is more durable with its stainless steel construction, does not clog or get covered up like regular air vents and its functionality allows us to use significantly less vents in our homes which improves their appearance."

LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.