Water Conservation
- Low flow faucets
- Low flow showers
- Dual flush toilets
Energy Efficiency
- 8″ thick double 2×4 walls with thermal break
- Dense-pack blown in fiberglass insulation
- R-60 (24″) attic insulation
- R-26 in walls
- R-38 underfloor insulation
- Super-efficient ductless mini-split HVAC system
- Extensive air sealing package
- Low-e Anderson 100 windows with recycled content in glass and frames
- 90% compact fluorescent lighting
- Energy Star certified appliances
- Raised heel trusses
- Passive Solar Design
- Extended eaves for summer shading
Indoor Air Quality
- Spero low formaldehyde MDF trim (no added urea-formaldehyde)
- Zero VOC paint
- No carpeting
- Heat Recovery Ventilator
- Energy Star Version 3
- Earth Advantage
The People
Homeowner: Kim Hamilton
Project Manager: Carson Benner
Photographer: Doreen Wynja
Landscape: Aspen Creek Landscaping
By The Numbers
2 – trains per day travel along the near-by trestle
4 months, 17 days – time between groundbreaking and certificate of occupancy
1/2 mile – distance between Cellar Ridge office and Little O’s Cottage
5 – Hog panels used on deck railing
1st – new address on SE Irvine St in 26 years
2.4 – ACH blower door score at 50 pascals
