Shadowlands offers creative, active adults 50+, a return to the small, safe, close-knit rural community designed for artisans, apprentices and their families and friends. Shadowlands is a planned community that will touch lightly on the land. Privately owned, well-constructed, energy-efficient homes will respond to the site and blend into the surroundings. The 33-acre site is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest, 10 miles from Natural Bridge and one hour from downtown Lexington. A Custom-Designed Sustainable Community Shadowlands is a custom-designed Sustainable Community with homes clustered on five of the thirty-three acres. Shadowlands residents will finalize the plan for sustainable forestry activity and for wild life habitat management in a manner that promotes community yet sited to optimize privacy around a common house. This planning is designed to allow us to preserve twenty-eight acres of natural wildlife habitat bounded by a triple-growth forest and agricultural pastureland, which has the potential for, solar and wind production. Initial land use design shows opportunities for the following: • Community Gardens • Subsistence Farming • Vineyards; and a • Wetland extension including a willow garden and additional water features Energy-Efficient “Green” and Universal Housing Design A mix of single-family and duplex units will be built for $100-$160 per square foot ranging in sizes of 900 sq. ft. to 2,000 sq ft. These homes represent innovative design concepts with an open floor plan and windows flooded with daylight that capture the surrounding scenic views making these smaller homes feel large. Designed to have smart building technology features under the mantra “Build it Tight and Ventilate it Right” the housing units will provide excellent indoor air quality and efficient, comfortable indoor heating and cooling. Homes will incorporate universal design principles and be adaptable to allow residents to “age in place.” Homes will meet LEED Gold standards and green building practices including: • High R-value Thermal Envelope • Quality construction and Materials designed to minimize building maintenance • Passive solar design • Natural daylight and Ventilation • Geo-thermal heating and cooling • On-site sustainably harvested hardwood • Porous and Pervious Paving Materials • Rainwater harvesting and collection systems • Graywater reuse and collection systems • Energy Star appliances • Drought-resistant native landscaping