For the last several years, HGTV has built and given away its HGTV Green Home. The Green Home was built with sustainability in mind. The giveaway of the last HGTV Green Home was just this past summer to the lucky Jones family. The home was 2200 sqft, located  in Serenbe, an eco-progressive community in Geogia's Chattahoochee Hills and included an additional $100,000 and 2012 GMC Terrain. 

 

On August 14, 2012, HGTV Announced that the 2013 HGTV Green Home would become the HGTV Smart Home and the giveaway would happen in our own backyard, Jacksonville Beach, FL. The new 2400 sqft home will be built in Paradise Key South Beach, designed by architect Mike Stauffer AIA, and built by Glenn Layton Homes. One of the most visually dramatic element will no doubt be the 1000+ sqft of covered porches, decks and a pool. 

 

 

While sustainability is not the top focus of the new HGTV home giveaway, Paradise Key South Beach, is a great compliment to the green approach. Using local labor and materials, Paradise Key focuses on ways to use indigenous plants and landscaping to reduce the need for watering, fertilizer and other resources. Instead, a low maintenance coastal lifestyle has been created with wooden walking bridges and footpaths throughout the community. Only five blocks from the Atlantic Ocean, bicycling and walking also becomes part of the coastal lifestyle. 

 

Watch the video below to see how the HGTV Smart Home will showcase technology in order to create a more sustainable and eco-friendly environment in your own home. Then be sure to stay tuned to HGTV to find out how you can enter to win starting in April 2013. 

 

 

Of course if you don't win the HGTV Smart Home, you can still live in stunning Paradise Key South Beach! With lots ranging from $150,000 to $229,000 and completed homes ranging between $500,000 and $750,000, this is luxury coastal living at an affordable price. By focusing on local amenities like beaches, world renowned golf courses and clubs, shopping and restaurants, Paradise Key South Beach has no CDD fees, saving thousands of dollars for home buyers each year. 

 

 

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