This beautiful home is owner-general built
The inquiry came to us with a design in hand for quotation purposes. We provided design input to improve the energy performance as well as some characteristics for spacial and build-ability.
It includes 8" A-Plex walls on the upstairs and mid walls on main. The main floor walls with stucco applied are straw bale construction. The angled window and door bucks in the straw bale walls create beautiful setting of doors and windows on the main level. The advantage of our walls was the R-value as well as light weight for the empty frames below to support before they were filled with straw bales.
The Roof is 12" A-plex and the mid roof is designed for double snow and drift loads. Floors have our engineered wood structural products throughout including supporting concrete topping. Exposed glulam ridge beams are naturally finished.
The thermal performance of the upstairs walls and the main floor are very close, although the main floor walls will have greater thermal mas due to the heavy straw bales 17" thick and the concrete inside and out. Passive solar gain is employed on a limited basis due to competition with the critical angle required for the lake view. There is often a design struggle with passive solar gain VS best view when the the south is not prime view direction. Scenic lake frontage and view should rule the day. A window and light duct is also employed to send natural light into the kitchen area as well as into the upstairs bathroom. The mountain to the right also limits direct winter sun for about a month.
The owner-builder hired a contracting carpenter to install our products and we assisted with our crane and one person. There is also a HRV air system to supply heat recovered fresh air throughout and hydronic heated floors on both levels.
In 2020 they should have solar panels installed as well on 2 south facing roof planes ready to take the panels. SEE the pictures below for more on this home. It will be updated as solar power is introduced.
The inquiry came to us with a design in hand for quotation purposes. We provided design input to improve the energy performance as well as some characteristics for spacial and build-ability.
It includes 8" A-Plex walls on the upstairs and mid walls on main. The main floor walls with stucco applied are straw bale construction. The angled window and door bucks in the straw bale walls create beautiful setting of doors and windows on the main level. The advantage of our walls was the R-value as well as light weight for the empty frames below to support before they were filled with straw bales.
The Roof is 12" A-plex and the mid roof is designed for double snow and drift loads. Floors have our engineered wood structural products throughout including supporting concrete topping. Exposed glulam ridge beams are naturally finished.
The thermal performance of the upstairs walls and the main floor are very close, although the main floor walls will have greater thermal mas due to the heavy straw bales 17" thick and the concrete inside and out. Passive solar gain is employed on a limited basis due to competition with the critical angle required for the lake view. There is often a design struggle with passive solar gain VS best view when the the south is not prime view direction. Scenic lake frontage and view should rule the day. A window and light duct is also employed to send natural light into the kitchen area as well as into the upstairs bathroom. The mountain to the right also limits direct winter sun for about a month.
The owner-builder hired a contracting carpenter to install our products and we assisted with our crane and one person. There is also a HRV air system to supply heat recovered fresh air throughout and hydronic heated floors on both levels.
In 2020 they should have solar panels installed as well on 2 south facing roof planes ready to take the panels. SEE the pictures below for more on this home. It will be updated as solar power is introduced.
