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| New modern home in Orleans  Cape Associates, a green building contractor, together with ZeroEnergy Design, an architecture and mechanical design firm, recently completed a new modern home in Orleans, Massachusetts – the English Residence. The lakeside home continues a trend of modern architecture started in the 1950's on outer Cape Cod. In additional to the stunning clean lines, red & orange colors, and outdoor roofdeck, the privately owned property includes many features that make it a very green home. "To improve energy performance we first made sure the building shell was well insulated and air sealed, helping to conserve energy. Next, only energy efficient systems and appliances were selected. And lastly, renewable energy systems were installed to offset a large portion of the remaining energy requirements each year," said Adam Prince of ZeroEnergy Design. "The result is an ENERGY STAR Certified home with exceptionally low energy consumption." The house includes a wide variety of green features including solar electric, solar hot water, a living green roof, low flow fixtures and toilets, local and rapidly renewable materials, stormwater management, and a whole house ventilation and allergen filtration system. Together, ZeroEnergy Design as the green architect, and Cape Associates as the green builder, created a healthy, energy efficient home that also earned LEED Gold certification under the LEED for Homes program from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). "This project was unique, as it was our first to combine both new 7th Edition state building code requirements for construction in a wind borne debris zone (110mph) and LEED practices. As a result, engineered design trumped some LEED efficiencies forcing our team to seek credits in other areas. We embraced the challenge of a 'no-waste' site, and found new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle throughout the project. Much of the project's success can be attributed to the synergy developed early on between the owner, designer and builder. The result was the creation of a beautiful house representing the latest in energy efficient design," said Rich Bryant, Cape Associates Project Manager. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |