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Prairie Crossing Documents
Welcome.pdf
Site Map.pdf
Environmental Stewardship.pdf
Community Contacts and Links.pdf
New Resident Information.pdf
Community.pdf
Guidelines (Homeowners Association).pdf
Prairie Crossing Developer’s Home Information Brochure
Building for the 21st Century – Prairie Crossing, A Case Study
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News and Magazine Articles
1999 – New York Times – Suburb with Principals.pdf
2000 – Tribune – Serene and Clean.pdf
2002 – Daily Herald – Stress Efficiency.pdf
2003 – Landscape Architecture – Reinventing Suburbia.pdf
Tribune Magazine – To Serve and Protect
2003 – Landscape Architecture.pdf
2008 – Cottage Living, April.pdf
2010 – Daily Herald – Landfill Odor.pdf
2010 – Tribune – Landfill Odor Problem.pdf
2011 – Wall Street Journal – Single Out for Praise.pdf
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Other Documents
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Garage Door Openers
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Documents from Governments or Government Agencies
2010 – Lake County Paper-Odor Control Action.pdf
Route 120 Expansion Unified Vision Map.pdf
Route 120 Corridor Draft.pdf
Dept of Energy Case Study.pdf
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Ademco Home Security Systems Manuals
Installation_Guide_Vista15.pdf
Installation_Guide_Vista20.pdf
Installation_Guide_Vista40.pdf
Installation_Guide_Vista50.pdf
Security_Manual_4110.pdf
Security_Manual_5110.pdf
Programming_Guide_Vista10.pdf
Programming_Guide_Vista15.pdf
Programming_Guide_Vista20.pdf
Programming_Guide_Vista40.pdf
Programming_Guide_Vista50.pdf
Users_Guide_Vista10.pdf
Users_Guide_Vista15.pdf
Users_Guide_Vista20.pdf
Users_Guide_Vista40.pdf
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Home Specifications
Using a system approach, Prairie Crossing incorporated the following building practices into each of its homes:
- Increased insulation in the walls, ceilings and foundations, which reduces energy consumption and lowers utility bills.
- Extensive sealing and caulking of the building’s interior and exterior to prevent uncontrolled air leakage.
- Placement of heat ducts in the building’s interior instead of in the attic or outside walls, for efficient operation.
- Double-glazed, low-E windows with Argon gas decrease heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.
- Romex wiring in combination with airtight electrical outlets reduces drafts at electrical outlets.
- A ventilation fan controlled by residents brings fresh air into the home when it is needed.
- A direct-vent, sealed-combustion furnace and a power-vented, sealed-combustion gas water heater.
- All furnaces and hot water heaters are high-efficiency models.
The developer indicated that because all Prairie Crossing homes are built according to the above specifications, they use approximately 50% less energy for heating, cooling, and hot water heating than conventionally-built new homes in the Chicago Region.
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Standard Exterior Features
- Fully landscaped homesite, professionally designed with planting beds and a sod/meadow native plant combination.
- Many windows to dramatize open space views
- Fiber cement siding with cedar trim (50-year warranty on fiber cement)
- Vinyl, double-hung, insulated, low E windows with argon gas
- Painted, metal-clad, insulated exterior doors with sidelights (per plan)
- Steel-insulated garage doors with raised panels
- Two frost-proof exterior faucets in convenient locations
- Two exterior GFI electrical outlets
- Maintenance-free aluminum gutters and downspouts
- Two-car garage
- Garage door opener
- Asphalt driveway
- 2″ x 6″ construction framing
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Standard Bath Features
- Aristokraft Oakland series wood vanities
- Cultured marble vanity tops with integral bowl, 15 colors
- Soaking tub in master bath (per plan)
- Separate shower in master bath (per plan)
- Ceramic tile floor, tub, and shower walls
- Mirrored medicine cabinets – per plan
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Standard Utilities
- Copper plumbing
- 50-gallon, high-efficiency gas water heater
- Sump pump drainage system in basement
- 200 AMP electric service
- TechStart 400 structured wiring
- 4 phone and cable bundles + 2 phone jacks
- Underground electrical, telephone and cable TV
- Municipal sewer
- Lake Michigan water
- 94% Energy Efficient Furnace
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* These are building specifications of homes built in Prairie Crossing as outlined in the developer’s materials. We provide this information as a reference and make no claim as to their accuarcy or completeness. This is an abstract from the developer’s webpage at www.prairiecrossing.com dated March 2002.
Prairie Crossing Amenities include:
- Ten miles of walking/biking trails on-site
- Regional Trail
- Stable
- Byron Colby Barn Community Center
- Organic Farm
- Playgrounds
- Lake with swimming beach
- Charter School



