This new custom home was designed by Award winning architect, Bill Leddy, principle of LMS architects in San Franciso, CA. At the begining of the project, the homeowners, the architect and Earth Bound Homes got together and collectively realized the potential of the design, a true Zero energy(meaning it uses only as much energy as it produces) and a Zero Carbon(uses only electricity and solar hot water and no natural gas, oil or any other carbon based fuel). The team was able to build the house to LEED Platinum standards with 10 points to spare, without increasing the project budget. Designed as a passive solar home, the modern style has no built in eaves and so relys on operable exterior blinds to shade the interior from the sun during the warm summer months. The 2400 sq. ft. home, with over 1200 sq. ft. of windows, was designed to allow abundant sun exposure during the winter months to warm the finished concrete slab floors.