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• Recipient of the
• National Association of Home Builders’
• EnergyValue Housing Award
GOLD for Hot Climate – Custom Home
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2005 EVHA
- Construction
• SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) used for all
exterior walls (6 1/2") and roof (8 3/8").
• SIPs carefully sealed at splines, connection
detail at slab, and wall roof intersections.
• All cavities and
penetrations
sealed with
expanding foam.
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2005 EVHA
- Construction
• House wrap installed over exterior SIP walls.
• All window and door penetrations flashed in
accordance with EEBA details.
• After installation
exterior doors
and windows
sealed with
low-expansion foam.
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2005
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- Front
• House nestled in trees below bluff.
• Trees & bluff provide natural windbreak from
cold north winds.
• Local white limestone
and white grout is
cooler during hot
months.
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- Front
• Voslite roof - made of recycled plastics.
• AC units located on north elevation out
of direct sun.
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2005
EVHA
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• Porch provides barrier from summer sun, but
allows passive solar heat in winter.
• South porch catches wind and increases
velocity of airflow into main living area.
• Deciduous trees
provide summer
shading.
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– West
End
• Positioned on west end as a buffer from
hot west sun.
• Trees provide ample shading.
• Native plants &
supplemental
ground cover
cool & consume
less water.
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– West
End
• Entering dining/sun room from garage
provides barrier from heat/cold.
• Sun/dining room acts as a air-lock entry
between
garage and
main living
area.
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– Living-Kitchen
• Windows and doors provide “Daylighting".
• Tung oil , milk paint, & nonVOC paints
used throughout house.
• "Termimesh“
used for
termite control
NO chemical
pesticides.
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– Living-Kitchen
• Energy star appliances used throughout
the kitchen and laundry room.
• Two smaller dishwashers used to save
energy
especially with
smaller loads.
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– Living-Kitchen
• Concrete floors - cooler in summer months
and hypo-allergenic.
• Windows and doors on both sides provide
cross ventilation.
• Casement windows open
outward to catch wind
and increase ventilation.
• Compression seal in
casement windows
allows for tight seal.
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– Living-Kitchen
• Fireplace Xtrordinair is a wood burning
stove combines
– outside combustion air
– 388 cfm blower
to deliver heat into
the home rather
than up the
chimney.
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– Living-Kitchen
• Windows and doors provide ample
daylight.
• Second story and sun room can be shut
off and not
conditioned
when not used.
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– Sunroom
• Windows on face of SIP panel to gain
passive solar heating in winter.
• Inset location from garage and main
house creates
natural air
draw.
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– Sunroom
• Concrete floor provides good passive
solar heat.
• Two limestone walls allow indirect
thermal gain.
• Acts as an air-lock
entry by stopping
external air
(hot or cold)
from entering house.
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