It will be accessible, too, a house where children and people in wheelchairs can get themselves a glass of water. Hawks directs the Utah House project. Unlike other model homes, the Utah House will never be sold, she explains. It will always be open to the public. Also, it will be updated.
Visitors can return year after year to see the latest in Earth-friendly materials and technology.
The Florida House in Sarasota Springs. More than 35,000 Floridians visited their House the first two years it was open. They came to learn more about insulation and paint that don't give off irritating gasses, about using grey water for irrigation. They came to see the native landscaping, the bathroom tiles made of recycled car windows, carpet made from recycled plastic bottles. In 1996, USU Extension Services brought the Florida House designers to Utah to give a workshop.