Fred Smith's Culligan Aqua-Cleer Drinking Water System Installed in Good Housekeeping Green House

Good Housekeeping, the magazine that helps 25 million readers a month make informed choices on a wide range of products, today unveiled The Good Housekeeping Green House, which will be the only LEED-certified single-family home in Harlem and the most environmentally-friendly private residence in New York City.  To ensure the interior design is as eco-friendly as the structural modifications, Good Housekeeping partnered with established eco-home lifestyle and design expert Robin Wilson, who specialises in providing the smartest and most efficient solutions for a healthy home.  As the magazine prepares for the 100th birthday of the Good Househeeping Seal in 2009, the house is the physical manifestations of Good Housekeeping's commitment to "green".

"The Green House is the tangible evidence of the work we've been doing for several years to advise and help our readers make sense of the green -- and green-washing -- products in the market today," said Rosemary Ellis, editor in chief of Good Housekeeping.  "The Green House also delivers ideas and examples of the changes our readers can make in their own homes that will have a substantial impact on the environment."

The Good Housekeeping Green House is a stunning four-story brownstone on Harlem's West 122nd Street -- a chic, urban example of the newest lifestyle trends and family-friendly home design complete with all the key environmental hallmarks, including low-flow plumbing, skylights with solar panels, denim insulation, tankless hot water heaters, no-VOC paint, recycled hardwood flooring and more.

The house features a full-floor master-suite, which includes a spacious terrace, lavishly designed bathroom, and his and hers walk-in closets, as well as a "childrens floor" with two bedrooms, two baths and space for playing and schoolwork.  The parlor floor features an open kitchen and living space, including French doors that lead to the back yard, designed by a landscape architect specializing in truly "green" gardens.  As the Good Housekeeping brand symbolizes advocacy, authenticity and authority, it was essential that the project be correct down to the smallest detail.  The magazine sought input from non-profit environmental organization Global green and oversight and third-party verification from Steven Winters Associates, one of 18 LEED residential consultancies in the U.S. 

Sponsors of the Good Housekeeping Green House include: Bosch - kitchen appliances, washer and dryer;    CaesarStone - kitchen and bathroom countertops; Culligan - Aqua-Cleer Water Filtration system;Diamond Cabinets - kitchen cabinetry; EASYHEAT - under-floor radiant heat in the kitchen; Fresh Aire choice Paint - no-VOC wall paint; Kohler - low-flow plumbing; Lennox - HVAC; Lennox Hearth Product - fireplaces; MI Windows and Doors - all windows; Noritz - tankless hot water system; Shaw Floors - all hardwood floors and floor coverings; Velux - solar sky lights.

Watch for Culligan in the November insertion of Good Housekeeping's "My Green House" supplement.  

To view a brochure on the Aqua-Cleer Drinking Water System installed in Good Housekeeping's Green House click here.