Truly the first community of its kind, the Garden Atriums represent the perfect combination of enduring practicality and serene natural beauty. The Garden Atriums are among the foremost energy efficient and eco-friendly residential communities in the country, incorporating technological and aesthetic innovations that have never been brought together before in a single environment.
The Garden Atriums are a unique and idyllic residential community, specifically designed to provide residents with a real wealth of natural beauty and the highest quality of life. The Garden Atriums also provide residents with all the ingredients of a totally sustainable living space: power reliability in storms and blackouts, security and privacy, no heating costs, cooling, and power designed to be zero cost, and an unprecedented amount of peace and quiet.
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2008 Update
While the information and guidelines on the original web pages has proven valid, and feedback positive, additional learnings from “real world” experience is sufficient to warrant these additional comments.
The initial Garden Atrium project has been published in 14 regional, national and international newspapers and magazines. It’s been featured on TV three times, including on an in-depth PBS program. And presentations were requested for conferences in Ireland, Finland and Canada.
Over 10,000 people have visited the Garden Atriums – which have given people the actual experience of a sustainable home. One professional society indicated that this may be the most sustainable project in the eastern half of the U.S.
Of the 7 available homesites, four are complete and occupied, a fifth is under construction, and interest – though no commitment – has been expressed in the last two sites. The experience of visitors and residents, and performance of the Garden Atriums adds reality to this web site.