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This home features rigid continuous rock wool insulation board on the exterior of a hybrid timber frame/traditional frame construction. There is no plywood or drywall used used in the Construction of this building. The Rock wool serves as permanent formwork for the 8″ of Hempcrete blown insulation on the inside. Every penetrating joist and beam was wrapped and sealed prior to installation of the hempcrete so that the plaster alone would not have to bear the full burden for air tightness. There are no moister barriers to impede moisture permeability. The pine siding boards are hung over a vented airspace to facilitate moisture flow out of building.

-Cast Hempcrete wall Insulation
-Lime/Tadelakt plastered walls
-Local Hemlock roof timbers
-select local woods for all siding,,
partitions, and floor finishes
-Geo-Thermal radiant heat floor
-Central wood stove

2200sf

Accord NY

CochectonMill Quarry

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-Pine post and beam frame
-Straw Bale Envelope
-Clay plaster walls
-Hemlock siding
-Solar thermal hot water
-Radiant floor heating
-Central wood stove

This 2000 sf residence is a post and beam straw bale. Most all of the lumber for build including pine frame, Pine flooring, Pine doors, Hemlock roof deck, Hemlock siding, was sourced on-site where the house is sitting. Other carpentry finishes include hard maple cabinetry

red oak central stairwell, Black locust balusters, and red cedar bathroom. The home is orientated with good southern sun and passive solar gain. There is a sun screen along the south roof line angled for shading in the summer and maximum solar gain in the winter. There is solar thermal heating system to provide domestic hot water as well as heating for a radiant slab. The wood stove is centrally located and takes a short burn to bring the home up to a cozy temperature. The house is insulated with straw bale infill walls and dense pack cellulose with salvaged poly-iso panels in the roof. All interior wall surfaces are finish plastered with local clays. The exterior is clay coated with a rain screen hemlock siding.

2000sf

Delaware River Valley

CochectonCochecton

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-Oak/pine post & beam
-Straw Bale Infill
-Salvaged poly-iso roof insulation
-Pine,Walnut, Cherry, and Oak Carpentry details
-Clay floors and walls
-Lime exterior finish
-Solar Thermal
-Radiant floor heating
-Wood stove

This 1600 sf post and beam straw bale home is nestled on the edge of the Minnewaska preserve tucked amongst mountain laurel groves, chestnut oak, white pine and pitch pine stands. This home sits very comfortably with good southern sun. The frame is site harvested chestnut oak, maple and white pine. Carpentry details include cherry and walnut stairs, oak sills, oak cabinetry, and walnut countertops. There is a radiant floor slab with central wood stove heat. The building envelope is straw bale infill and salvaged poly-iso roof insulation. All interior walls are finished with clay plasters as well as earthen clay floors throughout. The exterior is is clay coated and finished with lime.