Features

• Residence designed to reuse existing concrete foundation with exterior insulation added
• Passive solar design with Rastra Block (insulating concrete form product using recycled polystyrene packaging in a concrete matrix) system used for all above-grade exterior walls, with directly applied stucco and plaster surfaces
• Reclaimed and reused steel “bar-joist” framing system used for main floor and roof structures exposed on the interior
• Recycled and recyclable galvanized steel exterior deck, porch and stairway structures
• Factory-finished recycled and recyclable steel roofing and trim materials
• Highly insulated roof-ceiling surface
• Energy-efficient ground source heat pump system used to provide heating, air-conditioning and hot water
• Highly energy-efficiency and well sealed metal-clad wood-framed windows and exterior doors
• Stained and polished thermal mass concrete floors throughout both floor levels
• Innovative use of metal-stud interior framing in combination with attached glazing system by owner to provide privacy and also allow for use of daylighting throughout main floor spaces