• The home sits on the back of the lot and has downtown views- see documents for the site info
• The home is currently rented "Airbnb style on a monthly basis" and has a nice celebrity following in the "business" for local film projects, due to its privacy and uniqueness. 

From the City of Austin Green Building- Five Star Rating 2015 Tour Brochure...

• Ground floor carved into hillside takes advantage of thermal mass

• Roof trusses reclaimed from a turkey farm in Rosebud, the l·beams from an

old San Marcos factory repurposed as floor support and reclaimed siding was

finished in a Japanese charring technique

• Almost 100% of construction material is reclaimed or recycled

• Three-layer rain screen system allows walls to breathe

• Metal roof is recyclable, durable and provides solar reflectance

• Natural daylighting from north-facing clerestory windows

• Heating and cooling from the ductless mini-split system

• Roof is guttered to provide rainwater to the 1,600-gallon catchment system,

in place for future household use

• Two heritage trees preserved through strategic design

• There is a "Treehouse", the main home, then also a 14' x 14' Kangaroom on the lot.