Sandywoods Farm Net Zero Spec House #1
Lot 8 Sandywoods Farm Net Zero
Completion
Completion date 06/15/2016
Occupancy
Owner-occupied. Construction is not yet complete. This is a 4 bedroom house.
Days per year Building is fully occupied: 365
Scope
New construction single-family home built "on spec". No buyer in place yet.
Type of Construction
New
Number of buildings
1
Floor area of each building
2,160
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2.0
Stories
2
Conditioned Building Volume
11,222 cu ft
Conditioned Floor Area
1,372 sq ft
Semiconditioned Floor Area
870 sq ft
Unconditioned Floor Area
272 sq ft
Location and Climate Details
single-family residence
Address
34 Vitruvian Lane
Tiverton, RI 02878
United States
Location Type
Rural
Climate Region
Zone 5
Köppen Climate Type
Dfa
Lat. / Long.
POINT (-71.2133801 41.6259357)
Elevation
270 ft
Solar Insolation
3.81 kWh/m2/day
Annual CDD and Base Temp
762 | 65 deg F
Annual HDD and Base Temp
6119 | 65 deg F
Site
Site conditions: previously undeveloped land
Site description: The unsubsidized or "market-rate" portion of a mixed-income, mixed use arts and agricultural development that has 50 subsidized apartments as well as the 18 undeveloped lots, one of which this house is built on. The overall parcel was 190 acres before the sale and preservation of 90 acres to the local land trust. Of the remaining 100 acres all development of the 50 apartments, arts and agricultural buildings and outbuildings were placed on the 25 acres with soils with the lowest agricultural or forest/wildlife value and the remaining 75 acres are preserved as farm or forest lands. All roads constructed for this development were designed to allow perfect south facing home orientation
Materials and Design Strategy
Materials: FSC certified lumber was used for all framing materials and sheathing. Construction is not yet complete so finish materials have not yet been selected but we will encourage the buyers to choose renewable materials such as bamboo hardwood flooring and low voc paint and/or stains.
Special architectural measures: Southern window glazing was maximized with roof overhangs built to provide maximum winter solar gains and summer solar shading.
Indoor Environment Description: programmable bath fans are set based on results of the blower door test performed upon house completion and XLTX model Fujitsu mini-splits are used for heating and cooling. These models are rated to -15 degrees Fahrenheit for heating and are therefore sufficient for this region. Additionally we selected a compact ducted indoor unit for the 2nd floor to provide heating and cooling in each of the bedrooms and main bathroom and a floor mounted indoor unit for the 1st floor given it's open floorplan.
Completion
Occupancy
Owner-occupied. Construction is not yet complete. This is a 4 bedroom house.
Scope
New construction single-family home built "on spec". No buyer in place yet.
| Type of Construction | New |
|---|---|
| Number of buildings | 1 |
| Floor area of each building | 2,160 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2.0 |
| Stories | 2 |
| Conditioned Building Volume | 11,222 cu ft |
| Conditioned Floor Area | 1,372 sq ft |
| Semiconditioned Floor Area | 870 sq ft |
| Unconditioned Floor Area | 272 sq ft |
Location and Climate Details
single-family residence
| Address |
34 Vitruvian Lane Tiverton, RI 02878
United States |
|---|---|
| Location Type | Rural |
| Climate Region | Zone 5 |
| Köppen Climate Type | Dfa |
| Lat. / Long. | POINT (-71.2133801 41.6259357) |
| Elevation | 270 ft |
| Solar Insolation | 3.81 kWh/m2/day |
| Annual CDD and Base Temp | 762 | 65 deg F |
| Annual HDD and Base Temp | 6119 | 65 deg F |
Site
The unsubsidized or "market-rate" portion of a mixed-income, mixed use arts and agricultural development that has 50 subsidized apartments as well as the 18 undeveloped lots, one of which this house is built on. The overall parcel was 190 acres before the sale and preservation of 90 acres to the local land trust. Of the remaining 100 acres all development of the 50 apartments, arts and agricultural buildings and outbuildings were placed on the 25 acres with soils with the lowest agricultural or forest/wildlife value and the remaining 75 acres are preserved as farm or forest lands. All roads constructed for this development were designed to allow perfect south facing home orientation
Materials and Design Strategy
FSC certified lumber was used for all framing materials and sheathing. Construction is not yet complete so finish materials have not yet been selected but we will encourage the buyers to choose renewable materials such as bamboo hardwood flooring and low voc paint and/or stains.
Southern window glazing was maximized with roof overhangs built to provide maximum winter solar gains and summer solar shading.