This will be a 5,900 s.f. wood framed contemporary
residence with timber accents. It will have 5 beds, 5 1/2
baths, 3 car garage. The home is in the LEED pilot program and
attempting to attain Silver Certification. On the roof is 7.02 kW
of photovoltaic panels. On site below the home is
an array of evacuated tube solar collectors to provide 58.25 Mbtu
BTU's/day of supplemental heat and domestic water. The home is
super-insulated with R-30+ walls and R-50+ roof. All insulation
is blown urethane (2pcf min.) foam. Fresh air is provided
continuously via 80% effective air-to-air heat exchangers.
The home is passive solar with 3" of stained concrete floors as solar
mass.
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