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As the "going green" movement gains momentum and popularity, more and more stories about bigger and "greener" structures pervade the mainstream media. Frank McKinney's new mansion in Manalapan, Florida is the latest green-du-jour to make the rounds on the news networks.
McKinney, a real estate tycoon and best selling novelist, built the 15,000-square-foot, Polynesian-inspired, three-story behemoth with eco-approval from both the Green Building Council and the Florida Green Building Council. To garner approval from the organizations, the building had to prove itself as energy self-sufficient. To accomplish that goal, McKinney equipped the seven-bedroom, 11-bath house with enough solar panels to cover a basketball court, a water system capable of capturing enough run-off to fill an average swimming pool every two weeks, and a lighting system that reduces electrical consumption by 70-percent.
An admirable feat, and certain to excite the multitude of consumers with excess dollars burning holes in their pockets, Frank McKinney's new $29 million green mansion paves the way for eco-conscious millionare landowners and developers everywhere. That's right. $29 million. Recession? What recession? [From: Daily Mail]
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Subscribe to commentsMike WilsonMar 5th 2009 12:52PM
Great to see you going green, speaking of green....(yes scarcasism) I am a small business that operates homeland security operations in Virginia and have been everywhere for assistance. Should you run across an extra few thousand to spare could you send it to us to help keep 12 people a job? WE can pay it back within five years..with interest. I know this is the most off the wall way to ask, but as noted..been everywhere and willing to try anything......
HighlanderMar 5th 2009 12:42PM
There's no such thing as a green mansion. If only a handful people are living in a 15,000 square foot house, it is an amazing waste. OK, so you're cutting your electric bill by 70%. That's still going to exponentially exceed the US average household usage. What about the materials used to build the home? Are your solar panels going to help replace the 500 trees that it took to build your house? How about your natural gas usage?
A 2,000 square foot home would be plenty big enough for an average family of 5 or so. By that standard this home could comfortably house 37 or so people. Don't let these limo liberals lull you into thinking they give a shit about anybody except themselves.
I would like to see Al Gore or his peers move into a nice 1,500 square foot ranch with a one car garage. That's how most Americans live. Until then, you're all a bunch of arrogant hypocrites that nobody takes seriously.
david smithMar 5th 2009 12:48PM
it is great that he has made this energy self sufficient buuuttttttt there are other things like how much land did this sprawling estate bulldoze for this ,possibly one, individual. what kind of building materials, how green is the green building council,is it just a front for builders.
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