The featured home is a spacious 1208 square feet. It’s super-insulated and net-zero and includes the following features:

Thermal Envelope

• 12″ thick double 2×4 wall with dense-pack cellulose R-45
• 24″ deep roof truss with vent channel and dense-pack cellulose R-80
• concrete slab with foam insulation R-20
• blower door tested to airtightness 0.02 cfm50/sf shell (0.38 ACH@50Pa)

Mechanicals

• PV solar panels sized to offset a year’s energy use
• all-electric and fossil-fuel free
• Mitsubishi ductless air-source heat pump ASHP (mini-split)
• Lunos ductless heat recovery ventilator HRV (fresh air system)
• Marathon super-insulated electric resistance hot water heater
• Water-Sense rated plumbing fixtures
• radon mitigation system
• dark-sky friendly exterior lighting

Interior

• 1048 sf interior area, adaptable for barrier-free living
• master bedroom with en suite bathroom, curb-less tiled shower
• second bedroom with adjacent bathroom, curb-less tiled shower
• streamlined kitchen with generous base cabinets and long countertop
• spacious living-dining room with 12-foot-wide patio door
• vaulted ceilings
• locally milled rough-sawn loft
• custom built-in wardrobes and benches

photo by Beth Skogen

Exterior

• breezeway or screened porch
• semi-attached 2-car garage
• standing seam concealed fastener steel roof
• natural finish wood siding
• cement board siding
• arbor/pergola shade structure
• Marvin fiberglass windows R-3.7

Landscape

• native stone retaining wall
• vegetable garden
• windbreak and shade trees
• prairie garden
• in-ground gutters with option for rain collection

Amber Westerman

Text/Phone: 608.935.9020

Email: amber@amberwesterman.com

Home/Office: 770 N. Westmor St, Spring Green, WI 53588

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 304, Spring Green, WI 53588

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