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4%

(This house reported 45 resource efficient features.
Percentages above indicate the distribution of features and total 100%)

 

Location:

Waitsfield, Vermont

Vermont's most energy-efficient home on a winter night
Type of Project:

New Construction

Home Completed:

2003

Setting:

suburban

Energy Source:

- solar
- propane
- grid electric

Layout:

Single-Family
3 bedroom
No garage

Lot Size:

2 acre

Square Footage:

1900

Sales Market:

Middle-income

Cost/Square Foot:

$ 80.00


Structural insulated panels sit atop insulated concrete forms
  Goals
  1. To reduce maintenance and operating costs for this home over the longterm when compared to a conventionally built home.

 
     
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Primary Contact

Al Rossetto ,  Owner
A. Rossetto Construction
Phone: 603-788-2495
arossetto@verizon.net
- Builder- Designer

Special information

Rossetto Construction is a Vermont Energy Star Award Winning Builder. Out of approximately 1,400 homes tested for energy efficinecy in Vermont over the years, this house received the highest rating ever given. The blower door test infiltration rate was an all-time-low of 0.04 air changes per hour. Its energy rating was 95.3.
This view shows the two main floors and the loft
 

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