Looks like the Oakhurst Green Home is finally complete/nearing completion.

Episodes are scheduled to air on the hard-to-find “Planet Green” network next month (Aug 7th and 14th at 6pm). But since the episodes are on a network that I don’t subscribe to, plus I can’t find anything on Comcast “On Demand”, I guess I’ll have to satisfy my voyeur-tendencies with these pics from the AJC of Oakhurst’s newest landmark home.

Also, it seems the house (601 Third St.) has a blog (If I knew this at any point, I promptly forgot it) to view ongoing progress.

So, here’s my $64,000 question…does the house use more energy now (at 2,300 sq ft) than when it was just 900 sq. feet?

[photo courtesy of the AJC]

Why is it that every time I read an article about this house, I feel like someone is trying to sell me something?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of green construction (note that I’m not going off on a preservation rant about how the original bungalow was essentially destroyed), but the fact that this project is apparently co-funded by Discovery (UPDATE: not quite the way it works – see comments), on top of the fact that most of these “green” techniques used have been widely implemented around the U.S. for years (just ask my mom, step-father or that guy on HGTV), makes this project seem a little over publicized to me.

h/t: InDecatur