todd.groshong@gmail.com
Key Features:
Net Zero Heat Costs - primary design goal [TBD]
Primary heat source - Passive solar heat
- 2ndary - Solar Radiant Heat
- Concrete high mass thermally suspended floors
- Backup heat via Gas Boilder w/DHW Sidearm
- goal here is to never use
House air replacement via HRV
SIP/Timber Frame hybrid design
Spray foam/blow in roof insulation in Open Web Truss
Beetle kill interior wood ceilings/wall treatment
Well water treatment system
Energy Star Thermadore Appliances
Energy efficient windows
- East/West glazing limits solar gain
- South facing glazing allows solar gain
Solar panels [PV and Hydronic] integrated by design to provide shading in summer
Recycling Information
70% recycled rusted steel roof
Barn roof main sections re-purposed from original house
Barn framing content and windows/doors from original house
All scrap wood recycled into OSB where feasible
All usable wood/sheathing from original house re-used on site
All foundation from original house re-used where structurally feasible
All brick and concrete scrap material re-used on site
Key Service Providers:
Matosky Design 970 482 8101
- collaborative passive solar architectural effort with Todd Groshong
- iterative design process yielded net zero heat design
Echelon Energy:
- whole house energy modeling and solar/radiant heating system design/install
Trail Ridge Timber Frames, INC
Enercept SIPs [Structural Insulated Panels]
Allbright and Associates Structural Integrity
Eagle windows and doors
Van Matre Construction LLC
Michael Stevens, Carpenter
