This new three bedroom, three bath contemporary home was built on the foundation of an old summer cottage on top of a mountain with panoramic views over Lake Candlewood. The owners are both commercial architects who designed the house for themselves as a weekend home now that will become their retirement home when they are ready.
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Candlewood Mountaintop Contemporary
Special Features
- Open concept living/dining/kitchen area
- Raised ceilings with built-in high shelf to display owner’s antique radio collection
- Sunroom with glass roof and folding glass doors
- Dumbwaiter for moving heavy objects to the 2nd floor
- Main staircase has steps with reduced rise and extended run for effortless stair climbing
- Fiber cement clapboard and panel siding
- Stainless steel flashing and scuppers
- Propane fireplace can heat the entire house in emergencies
- Back-up generator
Green Building Approaches
- Flat roof is ready for future solar hot water or PV for electricity
- Tile floors on 1st floor rest on 6” of rigid foam insulation installed over an existing slab
- 10” double wall framing, insulated with dense-pack cellulose
- Continuous adhesive membrane wraps the walls to achieve exceptional air-tightness of 0.4ACH50 that exceeds Passive House standard
- Canadian fiberglass triple-glazed windows with u-values of 0.18
- Fiber cement siding installed over ¾” drainage plane
- Condensing propane boiler provides HW for space heating and domestic water
- Home is heated by hot water radiant floors and hydro-air forced-air system
- Central dehumidifier ties into air handler
- Energy recovery ventilation
Certifications
- LEED for Homes Platinum Certified
- Zero Energy Ready Home Certified
- Energy Star Certified
- Indoor Air Quality Plus Certified