A new house in Rhode Island is making all the rules, eco rules that is. Project Green Life Smart Life homeowners rebuilt a nearly condemned house so that their family could live green. Taking on even more work than just using the most eco-friendly design features, they will also open the home up to serve as a case study for the industry and the public in 2009.

Part of their green and smart living must-haves included wiring the house with energy efficient technologies, thanks to a partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). CEA’s technology helps to identify and limit energy consumption from electronics in the home.

More than just any green home (the owners will apply for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification), the project faces some incredible challenges. The home sits off the Rhode Island coast and will need to sustain the common 110 mile per hour winds. The house also faces impacting coastal conditions such as beach erosion, and storm surge. The project will use EnergyStar windows, appliances, lighting and a heating/cooling system, as well as sustainable wood supplies certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to reduce the family’s local and global environmental impacts.

The owners also partnered with other green living vendors in order to showcase that water and energy efficient function can blend beautifully with eco materials and ocean views. “With well thought out details such as a charging station, kids storage cubbies, laundry chute, built-in bookcases and working pantry all built with FSC certified wood by a local master carpenter, the home squeezes a lot into its reasonable footprint,” says the website Greenlifesmartlife.com.