World's largest eco estate

It’s common knowledge that everything is moving towards the green trend – some faster than others. Frank McKinney, a real estate “artist” and fan of the pacific influences, created a green home which is to date the largest eco-friendly residence in the world. Located in Palm Beach County Florida, this is the most responsible way to live a very good life.

The home is known as Acqua Liana, which translates to water flower in Tahitian and Fijian. Through travels to Bali, Fiji, Tahiti and Hawaii, the three-storey mansion makes use of an abundance of water features which include aquarium bars and water walls, a large swimming pool that can be seen from the garage, reflecting ponds, water falls and, of course, the ocean that serves as a backyard view. The name apparently results from the home’s calming and soothing inclusion of many forms of liquid serenity.

So what makes this mansion ‘green’?
According to Frank’s website, the following features allowed the strong green star rating in the stringent US terms.

Solar panels, insulative characteristics, environmentally conscious lighting, ultra-high efficient appliances and air-conditioning that cut down on electrical consumption by nearly 60%.
A system that collects runoff water from the roof and fills the water garden.
Ultra-high efficient air-conditioning and purification systems that make the home’s indoor air quality 2x cleaner than a hospital’s operating room.
Use of enough reclaimed and renewable wood to save over 10.5 acres of rain forest. Renewable woods used regenerate at an average rate of every 5 years vs. every 50 years for many hardwoods.
During construction over 340,000 pounds of debris and trash was recycled. Over 75% of all debris was diverted, and will never reach a landfill.
An automated “bio-feedback” system that allows the owner to monitor resource consumption in real time.

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