---
title: "Sustainable Home Awards: The Runners-Up"
description: Here are four homes that garnered Honorable Mention Awards in Green Builder’s Green Home of the Year program.
---

[Green Builder Media ](https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog)

# [Sustainable Home Awards: The Runners-Up](https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog/sustainable-home-awards-the-runners-up)

 Written by [Alan Naditz](https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog/author/alan-naditz) | May 8, 2024 10:38:54 PM

## Here are four homes that garnered Honorable Mention Awards in * Green Builder * ’s Green Home of the Year program.

If you haven’t caught all the coverage of the 2024 Green Builder Home of the Year Awards, [you can read the full issue here](https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/january-february-2024-digital-issue-green-home-of-the-year-awards). 

Included in the coverage are homes of all stripes: luxury, tiny house, SIPs construction, and more. In celebrating these green masterpieces, it is important to include the following homes, which earned Honorable Mention status for great green effort. Links to the builders and architects will net you more information on these important homes. 

**Project Stats  
****Name: **Hickory Top Overlook, Asheville, N.C.  
Category: Above and Beyond: Net Zero Plus Energy  
**Builder:** [Red Tree Builders ](http://www.redtreebuilders.com/)

This home features strategically placed solar panels to ensure that a significant portion of its energy needs come from a renewable source and minimize carbon emissions. 

**Project Details  
****Name: **River Drive House  
**Location**: Kerikeri, New Zealand  
**Category: **General  
Builder: [Circle D Construction  
](http://www.circledconstruction.co.nz/)

The design and construction of this house is based on environmental design principles, such as optimal northern sunlight orientation, natural airflow, and relationship to the site. 

**Project Details  
****Name: **ERTH Discovery Home  
**Location:** Caledonia, Ontario  
**Category:** Sustainable Community  
**Builder:** [Empire Communities](http://www.empirecommunities.com/)

This house features a network of sensor-monitored indoor environmental quality metrics and smart home systems, such as enhanced outdoor air ventilation, sensor-controlled exhaust fans, and added operable windows. 

**Project Details  
****Name:** Net Zero Eco Home—Echo Haven  
**Location: **Calgary, Alberta  
**Category:** Mainstream  
**Builder: **[Melcom Homes  
](http://www.melcomhomes.ca/)

A 6-kilowatt solar panel system, electric water heater, triple-glazed windows, and more combine to generate and control the use of clean and renewable energy, significantly reducing electricity bills. 

[View full post](https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog/sustainable-home-awards-the-runners-up)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Alan Naditz"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2024-06-24T14:46:47.438Z",
  "datePublished" : "2024-05-08T22:38:54Z",
  "headline" : "Sustainable Home Awards: The Runners-Up",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 600,
    "url" : "https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/hubfs/16th%20Annual%20Green%20Home%20of%20the%20Year%20Awards/River%20Drive%204-300%20featured.jpg",
    "width" : 1200
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog/sustainable-home-awards-the-runners-up",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Green Builder Media"
  }
}
```