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RED  CLAY  PASSIVE

Single Family Residential

New Construction
3,500 SF
Kennett Square, PA

This project investigates the notions of a Shaker farmhouse in a contemporary, low carbon context. Like the barns that dot its agrarian landscape, the house is simple in shape, absent of ornament, and constrained in material expression. 

It’s simple, vernacular form steps down with the sloped site and orients its long axis towards the south, maximizing solar exposure during winter months. Exemplifying a “New Carbon” architecture, this house and adjacent out building avoid the inconsistencies and waste of conventional ‘stick-built construction’. Instead it uses an innovative, wood-fiber-based, panelized assembly system to streamline construction and minimize embodied carbon; all wall and roof components are prefabricated within seventy miles of the project site.

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PROJECT STATS

Passive House (PHIUS)+ 2018 Source Zero Energy Certification

Building Metrics:

Predicted Energy Use Intensity (pEUI): -1.87 kBtu/sf/yr

Home Energy Rating Score (HERS Index): -11

Airtightness (measured): 0.05 cfm/sf; 0.72 ACH50

Building Envelope:

Slab On Grade: R-25

Below Grade Walls: R-25

Above Grade Walls: R-36

Roof: R-53

Windows: Average SHGC 0.5, average U-Value .14

Skylights: Average SHGC 0.19, U-Value 0.19

Building Systems:

Power / Fuel Source(s): All electric

Renewable Energy: Solar PV array (8.76 kW system size) 

Heating & Cooling: Ground-source heat pump

Energy recovery ventilation

Domestic Hot Water: Heat-pump water heater

Appliances: Energy-Star

LED lighting

Modular (panelized) wood-fiber-based wall & roof assemblies

Project Team:

Builder: Hugh Lofting Timber Framing

Energy Verifier: DSB Energy 

Energy Modeler & Consultant: Holzraum (Ilka Cassidy)

Structural Engineer: CKS Structures

Prefabricated Assembly Provider: Blueprint Robotics

Prefabricated Assembly System: Holzraum 

Photography: Sam Oberter

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