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2009 Home Improvement Challenge: Additions Winner and More Favorites

As these examples show, a successful addition blends so seamlessly with the original structure, it seems to have always been there.

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Additions Winner: Kitchen with a (Green) Conscience

The 364-square-foot addition to this California home is more than a nice, new kitchen. It represents a commitment by homeowners Pam Schutz and Clark Dikeman to building and living green. Clerestory windows and glass telescoping sliding doors open the house to light and breezes, and operable transoms on all windows provide excellent cross-ventilation and natural cooling. Solar panels on the roof generate more electricity than Pam and Clark use, so they sell the excess to the utility company and bank credits for cloudy months.



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