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Oyster River House: DRAWINGS
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The story of a green home built for my parents. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Maine Chapter US Green Building Council. Maine Green Building Supply. Horizon Residential Energy Services. Maine Building Materials Exchange. Habitat for Humanity ReStore. FW Horch Sustainable Goods and Supplies. Green Homes of Maine. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Oyster River House: March 2012
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The story of a green home built for my parents. Key components of Energy Efficient Framing are:. Aligning all the framing members vertically, from roof to wall to floor will allow for direct transfer of loads down to the foundation. This can eliminate the need for double top plates on walls and other members used to transfer loads horizontally. Double-Stud Wall 24" O.C. Engineered Lumber for Long Spans. Provides additional information on Energy Efficient or Advanced Framing Techniques. Maine Building Mat...
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Oyster River House: January 2012
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The story of a green home built for my parents. Foundation: No Basement = Less Concrete. It was always our intention for this house to have the smallest impact on the site as possible, and that includes how the house sits on the ground. After spending the past 35 years living in a house with a basement that leaked Mom and Dad were determined to avoid this problem in their new home. The detail we ended up going with is a modification of the one below, a more traditional foundation wall with separate footi...
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Resources - Performance Building Supply
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Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Energy Efficiency. IRS Form 5695 Residential Energy Tax Credit (Solar). 2009 International Building Codes. The Story of Stuff. Green Homes of Maine. Portland, ME 04101. Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST. We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap. Start typing and press Enter to search.
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Oyster River House: December 2011
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The story of a green home built for my parents. After years of dreaming, and months of planning the ground breaking day finally arrived and construction of mom and dad's new home was finally under way in June, 2010. This blog will document the story of the construction of my parent's new home and highlight the details and systems that make it energy efficient, affordable to build and to operate. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Maine Chapter US Green Building Council. Maine Green Building Supply.
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Oyster River House: We Have a Slab
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The story of a green home built for my parents. We Have a Slab. Piping stubs can be seen coming through the layer. Of insulation below the floor slab. A footing runs. Down the center of the house below a load bearing wall. A Portland-based "concete artisan" who specializes in countertops on floors. View of the foundation prior to pouring the slab. The almost completed floor slab, you can see where control joints are being cut. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Maine Chapter US Green Building Council.
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Oyster River House: Energy Efficient Framing
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The story of a green home built for my parents. Key components of Energy Efficient Framing are:. Aligning all the framing members vertically, from roof to wall to floor will allow for direct transfer of loads down to the foundation. This can eliminate the need for double top plates on walls and other members used to transfer loads horizontally. Double-Stud Wall 24" O.C. Engineered Lumber for Long Spans. Provides additional information on Energy Efficient or Advanced Framing Techniques. Horizon Residentia...
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Oyster River House: ABOUT
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The story of a green home built for my parents. We began the process shortly after the completion of the Cranberry Ridge. LEED Platinum Home I designed while working for Richard Renner Architects. Mom and dad set forth the following criteria:. Passive solar design, active solar if possible. All living space and master bedroom on one level. Affordable, not more expensive to build than the value of selling their current home (a 1970's split level). No fossil fuels consumed on site. FW Horch Sustainable Goo...
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Oyster River House: November 2011
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The story of a green home built for my parents. A little help from their friends. With a little help from their friends, mom and dad shingled the roof, painted the trim and installed cedar shingles on the workshop during the first few weeks of September, 2009. Soon after they began moving in items to be stored as they undertook the long process of sorting through 35 years worth of personal possessions in their old home to decide what would survive the move and what had to go. Mom shingling the roof.
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Oyster River House: PROJECT TEAM
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The story of a green home built for my parents. Ann Marie and Bob Parlin. Joseph R. Godfrey Construction. South Thomaston, ME. RH Price and Company. PV design and installation. Horizon Residential Energy Services. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Maine Chapter US Green Building Council. Maine Green Building Supply. Horizon Residential Energy Services. Maine Building Materials Exchange. Habitat for Humanity ReStore. FW Horch Sustainable Goods and Supplies. Green Homes of Maine. View my complete profile.
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