Farmhouse
This LEED Platinum certified modern farmhouse is our first “regenerative home,” producing more energy than it consumes. This 3,400 s.f. custom home uses passive solar design, 10.2kW of solar photovoltaics, a ground source heat pump, double wall well-insulated exterior envelope, and high performance doors and windows to achieve a HERS negative -8 rating and Energy Star v.3.0 certification. The interior has low-VOC finishes and custom built-in FSC-certified wood and beetle kill pine cabinets throughout. The site is designed to be very low water use, incorporating permaculture and urban farming, with raised planting beds and a passive solar chicken coop/greenhouse. What makes this project special is its combination of extraordinary sustainability with conventionally attractive, cost-effective design tailored to the owners' needs.
Built by Skycastle Construction.
Photography by Alive Studios.
ʻʻ We are very happy with how easy to work with, organized and efficient everyone at Rodwin Architecture + Skycastle Construction has been. We wanted to build an ecologically regenerative home, and the green values of the firm have matched ours very well. Their knowledge and creativity has allowed us to surpass our goals. ʼʼ
- Pete and Laura, Owners
Press
Function Meets Beauty, Boulder Lifestyle Publications, August 2015
ʻʻCan't believe it's our house! Makes me feel pretty lucky. ʼʼ
- Kasey