Custom New Homes, Net Zero & Positive Energy Homes

Stylish and Net Zero

This is a near Net Zero Energy, four bedroom, four and one-half bath home with a two bedroom apartment above the garage with a separate entrance. Located within easy walking distance of the downtown area, this new home offers plenty of space and luxurious finishes for a comfortable lifestyle.

Although a net zero claim takes time to verify, the Home Energy Rating Score (HERS) of -10 indicates that this home might just achieve this significant mark of remarkable energy efficiency.

Project Architect: Trillium Architects

Special Features

Open plan layout on main floor
Gourmet kitchen with huge center island
Master bedroom with glass-walled reading nook
Exciting master bath with egg-shaped tub in glass-walled curved space
Finished attic space with expansive windows and great views
Finished basement recreation room
White oak flooring throughout
European tilt and turn windows
Large curved bluestone terrace surrounded by fieldstone wall
Extensive landscaping

Green Building Approaches

19.6kw PV system is sized to provide all of the electricity needed to run the house and apartment
Evacuated tube solar hot water system provides most of the hot water for the house and the apartment
Foundation slab is insulated with 4” of EPS rigid foam board with 2” at edges
Foundation walls are insulated with 2” of 2lb SPF (continuous) and 3-1/2” of cellulose
Exterior walls are framed with 2×6’s at 24” spacing, insulated with 5-1/2 of dense-pack cellulose
Exterior walls are wrapped with 2” of polyisocyanurate foam board insulation to reduce thermal bridging
14” roof trusses are insulated with 3” of 2lb spray foam insulation and 11” of dense-pack cellulose
Acrylic sheathing tapes used at all sheathing intersections to achieve exceptional air-tightness
Roof overhangs were attached after sheathing tape was applied to the critical wall-to-roof sheathing intersection
European thermally protected aluminum windows with triple glazing and u-values of 0.13 (roughly R-8)
Fiber cement siding with 30-year warranty installed over vertical 1×4’s to create ¾” drainage plane
Ducted air-source heat pump system heats and cool the entire house
Energy recovery ventilation for continuous fresh air with minimal heat loss and low operating cost