Living the Dream; Couple's Victorian house cuts down on water and energy use. The home near Roscoe Village cost more to build, but the extra cost should be recovered in lower utility bills. Series: Going Green in Chicago

2ND of three parts today: Housing

Joe and Sara Shacter's dream house is a green house.

The couple's 3,700-square-foot Victorian near Roscoe Village isdecked out with water-conserving toilets and shower heads, energy-efficient appliances and power-saving tankless water heaters.

The floors are made of eco-friendly bamboo. Non-toxic paintcolors the walls. A green roof on the garage covers their only car:a Toyota Prius hybrid.

The Shacters figure their green touches tacked an additional 5percent onto the cost of building their home. They say that's asmall price to pay for the money they'll recoup in lower utilitybills, not to mention the payoff of …