New Construction
Arrowsic, ME: Completed in 2005 this home is Super-Insulated and passive solar in design. With 2000 sq/ft of living area and 1000 sq/ft basement, this home is easily heated and toasty warm from top to bottom on one cord of hardwood and 50 gallons of K-1.
Features:
- R-20 insulated concrete form (ICF) foundation
- R-40 dense pack cellulose walls
- R-80 cellulose attic
- Active solar hot water providing 80% of needs for a family of 4
- Air-to-air heat changer for consistently fresh air in this extremely tight home
- R-3 Windows with high solar heat coefficient for passive solar gain
Designed and built buy Al Heath of ColdClimteHome.com
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