Levels

BASEMENT LEVEL

• Program: Business office with separate entrance, bedroom, full bath, mechanical room, storage room.

• Mechanical Room: 23 SEER heat pump, separately ducted ERV.

• Plumbing stacked for efficient hotwater distribution.

• All equipment Energy Star electric to take advantage of solar panels.

• Final HERS rating of 38.

• Foundation structure: poured concrete, conditioned crawl space, slab on grade.

• Underground rainwater cistern connected to pump in basement which runs irrigation system when needed.

• Exterior Walls: 2×6 with open cell spray foam insulation, 2” continuous rigid insulation on exterior, studs spaced 21.5” o.c., headers sized pre lumber order, FSC cedar tongue and groove siding, hardi-plank siding, both over rainscreen.

• Office cabinets, shelving, and counters salvaged from construction site.

FIRST LEVEL

• Program: Kitchen, dining room, living room, screen porch, den, guest room, full bath, pantry, mudroom.

• Salvaged Materials: all interior doors from historic houses in VA and PA, maple wood floor is a repurposed gym floor, stone hearth from collapsed 100 year old wall.

• Library (stair) kid friendly

• Slate floor and magnetic, chalkboard posts keep kids entertained and learning.

• Guest room with full bath on first floor for grandparents.

• Indoor/outdoor kitchen

SECOND LEVEL

• Program: Master Suite (bedroom, walk in closet, bathroom, deck; Child room #1, Childroom #2, full bath, Dragon’s Den playroom, laundry room.

• Bedrooms are small, as they are mostly only used when asleep, keeping the living spaces large and open to accommodate waking hours. Kids Play area is scaled for little guys (4’ door and a 5’ ceiling).

• Vegetable garden (9” dirt) gets full southern sun, protected from animals, and above a 5” rainwater collection “pond” serving as a water table.