Project Description
This was an existing cape located within easy walking distance of the amenities and services of downtown Ridgefield. The project involved a gut rehab with sustainability as a prime objective. The house was expanded by way of complementary additions to both sides and the rear, with extensive landscaping to create a private outdoor terrace area. The home earned LEED Platinum certification, the first in Fairfield County and only the third in the state.
Type: Green Retrofit Renovation and Remodel of Existing Home
Special Features:
- Main floor master suite with cathedral ceiling
- Kitchen opens to informal dining area and Family room with cathedral ceiling
- Formal dining room adjacent to kitchen
- Separate au pair apartment over garage
- See-through gas fireplace between Living Room and Library
Green Building Approaches:
- Downtown location reduces need for driving
- Stone foundation retained and insulated with 2lb spray foam
- Existing 2×4 exterior walls retained and strapped with horizontal 2×3’s to cut thermal bridging (TB) and insulated with 2lb high R-value spray foam
- New 2×6 exterior walls framed at 24”on center and strapped with horizontal 2×3’s to cut TB and insulated with 0.7lb spray foam
- 2×12 rafters strapped with 2×3’s to cut TB and insulated with 0.7lb spray foam
- Ground-source heat pump for space heating and cooling
- All ducting located within thermal envelope
- Energy recovery ventilation
- Natural gas, condensing, tankless water heater
- FSC certified white cedar shingle siding installed over Homeslicker drainage membrane
- FSC certified framing lumber
- FSC certified rustic cherry flooring
- Rainwater harvesting for landscape irrigation
- EPA Water Sense certified irrigation system
- Native plantings and limited lawn area
- Permeable paver driveway
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