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I'm sorry that some of these images appear so light. Maybe I will try to darken them some other time.

This is the west elevation showing the Great Room windows and basement egress window. You can see the variety of exterior materials used here - metal siding, fiber cement board, and concrete. The metal siding is painted and bare Galvalume, which is a steel and zinc combination with a 25-30 year warranty depending on the finish. The product contains recycled steel and is 100% recyclable as well. The fiber-cement boards from James Hardie are a composite material with a 50 year warranty. They resist rot, mold, mildew, pest, fungus, and are fire resistant as well.

This elevation shows the little-seen "utility" side of the house. There is a full-view door with low-e glass leading from the kitchen to the patio area. The two casement windows you see on the lower level are from the Great Room, and the four windows on the second floor are high windows in the stair hall. These north-facing windows will help to add diffused natural light to the interior assisting in the Daylighting concept which allows for very little artificial lighting use throughout the daytime hours.


This is a cut-through section of the building. Notice the "raised-heel" roof truss. This means that the truss is raised just enough to allow for layers of attic insulation to extend out above the top of the exterior walls. Otherwise, the roof would slope too close to the top of the wall and there wouldn't be room for the insulation all the way to the exterior walls. This creates a more continuous thermal barrier. From this drawing you can also see that there is insulation below and at the edges of the basement slab, and also below the first floor slab.