Sustainable Design Features

 

  1. Quality  of indoor environment ,“IEQ”
    • Day lighting
    • Air quality
      • Materials with low or no VOC’s, no off-gassing
      • Tight envelope construction which prevents mold growth
      • Heat Recovery Ventilator, fresh-air delivered directly to occupants
    • Thermal comfort
      • Envelope: Complete uninterrupted air barrier
      • Walls have 7” dense-pack cellulose, (100% recycled content)R26
      • Ceilings have 13” dense-pack cellulose,  R45
      • Framing details prevent thermal bridging
      •  Windows and Exterior doors out-perform standard units by factor of 2 (Triple-pane, low-e, argon, with warm edge spacers, U-value of .18, and insulated frame and sash)
      • All homes are Blower door tested and certified
    • Sound separation and absorption design and materials

  2. Resource-Efficient

    Residences out-perform “Energy Star” rated homes by upwards of 35%; standard homes by 55%

    • Fuel Power
      • Renewable wood-pellet-fired central heating plant
      • Energy Recovery Units providing fresh air while capturing energy from exhaust air.
      • Building orientation and rough-ins for future Solar hot-water units
    • Electricity
    • Day lighting, energy-efficient lights, pumps, and fans
    • Building orientation and infrastructure for future photo- voltaic panels
    • Water
    • Low-flow toilets and faucets
    • Dual-flush toilets

 

  • Materials
    • Efficient structural design
    • Local materials used when possible
    • High recycled content in appropriate materials
    • Durable, low-maintenance materials
      • Waste
  • Job-site recycling program
  • Resource-efficient design
        • Capital/Land
          • 2-story buildings, small footprint, minimal site disruption
          • 5 acres of development on a 70+ acre site
          • Building clusters designed to blend into landscape
          • Low impact site-drainage design, (grass pavers, etc.)
  1. Renewable Energy
    • Solar orientation for passive direct gain and future Photovolatics
    • Central wood-pellet-fired heating plant
    • Site designed for pedestrian access
  1. Flexibility
    • Buildings designed for flexibility and expandability
    • Common house spaces designed for multiple purposes/uses
  1. Safety
    • Building designed with the safety of its occupants in mind.
    • Common House and all two-family& quad buildings have sprinkler systems
    • Site design is a car-free, kid-friendly residential zone
  1. Durability / Low Maintenance
    • Building designed and detailed for lasting durability (“Rainslicker” drainage plane beneath natural no-rot cedar siding)
    • High density, high R-value  roof insulation, preventing ice dams
    • High quality doors and windows
    • High quality durable finishes

 

 
 
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