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SUPER-INSULATED HOUSE
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RVC built Superinsulated home 1984.
Newbury, MA |
Building Site Design
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House is set into an existing slope to minimize disturbance to the soil and the existing lot contours.
- House is oriented for best passive solar gain.
- The final grading allows positive surface water runoff away from the foundation.
- The disturbed areas of the site are re-seeded with minimal lawn area, with the areas surrounding the lawn seeded with a conservation mix of grasses and wildflowers.
- No impermeable materials used for the driveway and walks.
House Design & Construction
- Insulated basement floor & walls.
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Superinsulated Construction 1984.
Note the plastic Air / vapor barrier installed between the double exterior walls |
Open-web floor trusses instead of solid lumber floor joists. This saves timber and provides space for ventilation ducting.
- R-30 wall insulation / R-? ceiling insulation.
- Continuous vapor barrier and air sealing to prevent drafts and heat loss.
- High quality casement windows with Low-E glass sized appropriately to benefit natural heating and cooling.
- Deep eave overhangs to increase summer shading and weather protection.
- Heating system appropriately sized for a very well insulated home.
- Full time heat recovery ventilation (HRV) system ducted throughout the home to provide fresh air, expel stale air, and to manage moisture content.
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