The Great Wall of Queen Anne
Actually the phrase is the “great green wall” of Queen Anne. The green wall is the creation of award winning Seattle Green Builder Martha Rose. “The great green wall” is actually the wall system designed for her latest hi-performance homes City Cabins on Queen Anne Hill.
The overall goal of the homes was to get to or near net-zero as possible without adding active solar equipment. The active solar equipment would help off-set the paid-for electricity needed for its occupants.
A major part of using less electricity is in the design and building of the homes. A tight building envelope includes walls systems, windows, doors, and advance sealing and insulation techniques. The exterior walls of the City Cabins are an advanced framing double wall system with 1” of blue foam board, ½” inch of CDX plywood with an outer layer of Hardi-plank siding. The cavities of the wall are filled with no VOC blown-in-fiberglass batts.
The 9 ½” thick walls have an R-31 rating, normal code build homes would typically have wall systems rated between R-19 and R-21. The multi-solution wall system helps keep out moisture and wind, greatly reduces the need for large heating and cooling components, increases indoor thermal comfort by eliminating drafts and will aid in reducing the homeowners overall utility costs.
The multi-certified hi-performance hi-tech City Cabins are now available for sale, for more information contact Adrian Willanger 206 909-7536.
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