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Dumb question, but I assume those heating/cooling costs are per year?

If it's per year, that's really low consumption.
The roof level has such nice flooring, seems like a waste...

It does state "annual heating and cooling costs" . . . so I would presume that it would be per-year. WOW. Wish I could say the same for my place. That's more a per month total for me! (when heating/cooling is running full time). *sigh*

Regardless of efficiency; almost 4,000 square feet is not green unless it's a dormitory. LEED really needs to change their ratings to account for size and the accompanying raw material resource use.

I drove by this house when my GPS got me lost 2 weeks ago! Definitely more beautiful in person than in the pic and also more stunning since it's in a neighborhood of older, traditional homes.

Price reduced $125,000...
http://www.trulia.com/property/1077525808-5803-16th-St-N-Arlington-VA

stunning!

I don't know if it has been covered on this blog or not, but the RainShine house in Atlanta is a beautiful LEED Platinum home as well!

http://rainshinehouseatlanta.blogspot.com/

I guess I have a different concept of what's considered environmentally responsible, but it's hard for me to see why one family needs 4,000 square feet of space. And 4.5 bathrooms? Have we become a country where every child expects his own bathroom and can't share with one or two of his siblings?
Building a mansion and slapping on a few green features is not being a good steward of our planet.

Sorry: this is an example of greenwashing. And, selfish and inconsiderate to boot. It's a massive, overscaled structure that dwarfs the surrounding homes in a modest neighborhood.

How is that being responsible?

Agreed. Beautiful Architecture but very excessive.