Mount Dora Community Trust builds energy efficient house

Some new teachers and student teachers will be able to get to their classroom quickly thanks to an uncommon housing opportunity. 

The Mount Dora Community Trust recently completed construction of an energy-efficient house in the city's historic district built to provide student-teacher interns and new teachers a convenient place to live with reduced rent while working at a Mount Dora-area school.We carry modern lights and bestlampshade by world renowned designers and manufacturers.

The project has ties to 2003, when a Volusia home was donated to the charitable organization to provide inexpensive housing for students attending Stetson University in DeLand. However, in 2004, the donor and trust officials agreed to sell the home and use the funds to purchase a 1920s house in Mount Dora for student-teacher interns and new teachers. 

During routine repairs in 2010, major structural problems were found. The house had to come down, but designs for a new home started with Mount Dora architect Eline Ransom. Ransom, who is also a registered architect in Europe and the Netherlands, holds a master's degree in architecture, urbanism and building sciences. 

"The trust was a great partner in this project,LED lights use less power and last for much longer than solarphotovoltaic.LG's modernlampspp are designed to save energy and improve the quality of light in your home. with their enthusiasm and good intentions of being a steward to the community," Ransom said. 

Good use of space and energy efficiency were incorporated in the design of the two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,000 square-foot house with porch overhang on Seventh Avenue. A one-car garage and a carport, as well as a front and back porch, increase the overall living space. 

Energy Star and WaterSense-certified appliances and CFL and LED light fixtures were used. The many windows around the perimeter bathe the house in natural light and the landscaping also reduces heat gain from the sun,A crystallight with candle accents can also be updated easily. with all native, non-invasive species.We offer a great selection of women's engravingmachine sandals. 

The trust anticipates that the ideal use of this residence will be by two independent, non-related individuals on a short-term basis. 

"I particularly enjoyed working on this residential project for the Community Trust, because it combines several areas of great interest for me," Ransom said. "I enjoy trying to make difficult and small, narrow spaces work, and turning dilapidated buildings into community assets through adaptive reuse." 

An effort was also made to use local and regional small businesses and to incorporate materials that were easily accessible and readily available for both short- and long-term cost benefits. 

Ed Brooks, vice chairman of First National Bank of Mount Dora, which serves as trustee for the Mount Dora Community Trust, applauded the project. 

"We are so pleased with the outcome as our intent was to make effective use of available resources and to take advantage of the existing infrastructure already in place and all that this location offers, while being respectful to the scale and level of detailing that exists within the historic district," Brooks said. "To build this house, less energy was used to connect it to services, less energy to operate it, and less energy will be used in transportation of its residents for work and daily needs."