Page 42 - Green Builder MagazineJan-Feb 2019 HOTY Issue
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FROM THE JUDGES

            “Exciting in as much as

             it is simple and clean,                                                                 Key Components
             and what small homes                           The brighter side.                       ALTERNATIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS:
                                                                                                     Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) by
             should be. Not a Tesla                         All lights within the residence          Premier Building Systems
                                                            are energy-saving LEDs.                  APPLIANCES: All appliances are Energy
             Model S, but a Chevy                                                                    Star certified
                                                                                                     AUTOMOTIVE  ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING,
             Bolt. This is net zero                                                                  ETC. : 6.3-kW solar array.
             for the rest of us.”                                                                    BUILDING ENVELOPE: SIPs 6.5-inch wall
                                                                                                     and 10.25-inch roof panels; 4-inch (R-20)
                                                                                                     foam insulation under the entire floor slab.
                                                                                                     CABINETS, SHELVES, MILLWORK:
                                                                                                     Standard
                                                                                                     CAULKS AND SEALANTS: All zero-volatile
                                                                                                     organic compound (VOC) products
                                                                                                     COUNTERTOPS: Granite
                                                                                                     DECKS: Concrete
                                                                                                     DOORS AND HARDWARE: Codel, Masonite
                                                                                                     DRYWALL: Various
                                                            Warm feeling.                            ELECTRICAL: All lighting is 100 percent
                                                            A Fujitsu single-head                    LED. All appliances are Energy Star
                                                            ductless heat pump above                 certified. A 6.3-kW solar array is installed.
                                                            the entry door easily heats              EXTERIOR FINISHES: All zero-VOC
                                                            the entire unit.                         products
                                                                                                     FLOORING: Laminate
                                                                                                     GARAGE DOORS: CLOPAY
                                                                                                     HVAC DUCTS: Fujitsu Ductless Heat
                                                                                                     Pump
                                                                                                     INSULATION: Premier Building Systems
                                                                                                     Neopor SIPs 6.5-inch wall and 10.25-inch
                                                                                                     roof panels; 4-inch (R-20) foam insulation
                                                                                                     under floor slab; 2-inch (R-10) perimeter
                                                                                                     insulation under the house
                                                                                                     LANDSCAPING: 100 percent native
                                                                                                     species, conforming to Ebey’s Prairie
             Strength in                                                                             National Historical Reserve requirements.
                                                                                                     LIGHTING: All lighting is 100 percent LED
             numbers.                                                                                LOCKS: Schlage
             Energy Star-rated                                                                       PAINTS AND STAINS: Sherwin-Williams,
             appliances are                                                                          all non-VOC products
             installed throughout                                                                    PLUMBING PLUMBING FIXTURES: Kohler
             the home.                                                                               RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS  SOLAR,
                                                                                                     WIND, ETC. : A 6.3-kW solar array provides
                                                                                                     power the house and electric car.
                                                                                                     ROOF: Nu-Ray metal clad SIPs; 10.25-inch
                                                                                                     roof panels
                                                                                                     SIDING: James Hardie HardiPlank
                                                                                                     SOLAR: Itek panels, Itek inverter,
                                                                                                     SolrenView data monitoring
                                                                                                     SPECIALTY PRODUCTS: SIPs
                                                                                                     STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS: SIPs
                                                                                                     VENTILATION: Fantech, Panasonic 
                                                                                                     WATER HEATING: Bradford White tankless
             Completely floored.                                                                     water heater with 99.5 percent EF
             Snap-together laminate flooring                                                         WEATHER BARRIER: Kimberly-Clark
             eliminates the need for VOC-                                                            BLOCK-IT
             releasing glues.                                                                        WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS, PATIO DOORS:
                                                                                                     Vinyltek Boreal 6000 triple-glazed
                                                                                                     windows, with U-values of 0.16 to 0.21

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