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Features & Specifications:
- 1802 heated square feet two bedrooms, one study and two baths
- Costs no more to build than conventional construction
- Passive solar: warm & sunny in winter, cool & shady in summer
- Low utility bills and low house maintenance
- Autoclaved, aerated concrete (AAC) exterior wall system: fireproof,
rot-proof, moldproof, bug proof , sound absorbent, no-maintenance,
and engineered to withstand 140 mph winds
- Interior finished in mineral plaster; exterior finished in no-maintenance
real stucco with decorative lintels over windows and doors
- No-maintenance tinted poured-and-scored concrete floors
- In-floor radiant hydronic heating system; on-demand hot water
heater and solar collecting panels
- Borate-treated cellulose ceiling insulation ;
borate-treated cellulose interior sound insulation
- Engineered truss roof system for economy, minimal wood use and
large attic storage room
- Boracare insect control treatment under-slab; boric acid applied
in interior walls
- 26 gauge Galvalume steel "100 year" roof
- Garden orientation for perfect site drainage and beautiful views
from main living space
- Low-E glass in north, east and west windows
- 9'4" ceilings throughout
- Master bedroom with private bath and glassed door to garden
- Master bath with garden tub under window, large shower, alcoved
toilet and two walk-in closets; guest bath with handicap access
- Entry with coat closet
- Kitchen open to dining and living room
- Cedar-lined window seats, built-in bookcases, arching doorways
and high-efficiency woodstove
- Energy Star appliances
- Classic t&g eaves detail with exposed rafter tails
- Hooded entry with cut-outs to emit light
- Entry porch, back porch, vine-covered shade arbor and glassed-arbor
on south, all with no-maintenance tinted slab floors
- Outdoor kitchen and shower
- No-VOC paint
- Hypoallergenic surfaces throughout
- Materials and design strategy for low environmental impact and
ease in building
- State and federal tax credits for active and passive solar systems
- Plans include a detached "tobacco barn" style workshop
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