Topel Home Sustainable Elements

 

Foundation
Superior Walls precast concrete foundation Xi (X-tra insulation) system with crushed stone footing system for basement and crawl space areas. Provides R5 and is Energy Star rated. All Concrete for slab footers and foundation contains either blast furnace slag or coal fly ash 25% in mix.

 

Foundation Drainage System
Superior Walls system provides R5 insulating value– 4” ADS corrugated perforated drain pipe installed on interior and exterior of Superior Walls foundation system run to sump pit and pump out, also to daylight.

4” PVC passive radon vent installation.

 

Basement, Garage, Crawl Space & Common Building Slab
4” concrete slab to contains either blast furnace slag or coal fly ash 25% in mix. Entire slab insulated with 2” of rigid foam with 6 mil polyethylene (or equivalent) vapor barrier.

 

Floor System
Weyerhaeuser Trus Joist TJI Timberstrand LSL floor joist system and Timberstrand rim board. Subfloor is ¾" T&G Advantech OSB.

 

Wall System
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) nominal 4.5” (two 7/16” OSB Skin) 3-11/16” polyurethane XPS structural core R-26 manufactured by Foard Panel, panels are XPS Structural.

 

Siding and Exterior Finish
Siding is new rough sawn cypress,a rapidly renewable resource. Moisture shield system consists of paper and cedar breather.

Field stone walls and pavers constructed of local stone from Avondale Quarry. Blue stone paving material from local sources for patio and walkways

 

Roof Framing
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are nominal 6.5” (two 7/16” OSB Skin) 5-11/16” polyurethane EPS Structural core R-40 manufactured by Foard Panel.

 

Roofing:
All pitched roof areas are Galvalum standing seam metal roofing with paper and cedar breather underlayment. The flat roof area is white reflective membrane material EPDM material by Firestone. The flat roof will be planted out using Weston’s Green Grid green roof containment system.

 

Windows and exterior glass doors
All glazing is Loewen Heat Smart Plus 1 Energy Star rated U value of .33. All exterior windows and doors to be flashed with galvanized flashing and sealed with Grace “Vycor Plus” self-adhered membrane.

 

Building Insulation
Cor-Bond open cell spray foam installed over garage under second floor Cory’s bedroom space, at joint between Superior Wall and panels, at first and second floor joint and around all window and door penetrations. Ceiling of garage augmented with Green Guard Knauf Industries R-19 batt insulation. Flat roof areas built up with double layer of sheet insulation. Ceiling of basement insulated with Green Guard Knauf Industries foil faced R-19 batt insulation. Walls of heated areas of basement insulated with Green Guard Knauf Industries kraft faced R-13 batt insulation.

 

Gypsum Wall Board:
Flu-gas gypsum wall board (GWB).

 

Adhesives
As many construction adhesives as possible to be low VOC solvent free products.

 

Interior Trim
All baseboard trim in lodge building, entry and basement and all door casings in house to be painted poplar from trees milled on property. All baseboard in first and second floors of remainder of house is FSC certified reclaimed heart pine to match flooring.

 

Interior Doors
Interior doors to be solid wood FSC certified.

 

Garage Doors
Garage Doors to be insulated to a minimum value of R-5 with weather seal to minimize infiltration. Garage door openers to be Energy Star rated.

 

Interior Finishes
All paint to be zero VOC, low odor, and silica free product. All stains and clear finishes are low VOC solvent free products.

 

Flooring
The Lodge building features FSC reclaimed antique barnwood flooring finished with Tung Oil and a skim coat of polyurethane for finish. At the fireplace hearth are paver bricks reclaimed from the Baltimore Depository/mint. The entry is tiled with African Slate. Installation by a local tile company. The remainder of the house features FSC reclaimed heart pine finished with Tung Oil and a skim coat of polyurethane for finish.

 

Lighting fixtures
Many lighting fixtures to be energy star rated, capable of accommodating compact fluorescent light bulbs, on dimmers or low voltage.

Ceiling fans
All ceiling fans to be energy star rated.

 

Bathroom Fans
All bathroom fans are Panasonic WhisperGreen with SmartAction.

 

Plumbing
All plumbing fixtures are high efficiency low flow fixtures (lavatory < 2GPM, showerhead < 2GPM). All domestic water piping is PEX tubing. Two Noritz Model N-084M Power Vent on demand propane water heaters.

 

Kitchen
Cabinets to incorporate FSC certified wood with natural, no VOC organic finishes, no urea formaldehyde. Countertops are soapstone and wood.

 

Fireplace
Fireplace is constructed of Avondale Quarry stone with outside combustion air supply and damper system.

 

HVAC System
Heat on first floor, garage and 1/3 of basement is a combination of in-floor, staple down and staple up 4-zone radiant system utilizing a propane fired Munchkin Vision II boiler. The boiler has 96% combustion efficiency. Heat on second floor is a 1-zone forced air system fired by the Munchkin Vision II boiler. Air conditioning is provided by two separate American Standard systems; one with one zone is a 16 SEER, 2.0 ton system, one with three zones is a 16 SEER, 4.0 ton system. All metal duct joints sealed with tape or mastic as appropriate. All flex duct sealed with tape or mastic. All wall cavity returns are lined with thermonpan. All floor registers sealed to keep out dust.