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In Your Backyard

Build an Earth-Friendly Home

Southwest Florida is one of the fastest growing areas in the state, and many newly arrived residents want to build their Florida dream house. Before you build your new home, visit the Florida House Learning Center in Sarasota. Tour a three-bedroom, two-bath home that was built to use only 40 to 60 percent of the water that today's average home uses and about half the electricity. See first-hand how easy it is for builders and homeowners to design a house (or office) built for the south Florida climate. Learn how to incorporate recycled materials, use materials with few toxic elements and install energy-saving designs into new home construction. For more information on the Florida House, contact the Florida House Institute for Sustainable Development, Inc. 4600 Beneva Road Sarasota, Florida 34233 Phone: 941-927-2020. Or visit the Florida House Learning Center, located on the campus of Sarasota County Technical Institute at 4600 Beneva Road South, Sarasota, Florida 34233 Telephone: (941) 316-1200.