NET ZERO TWO FAMILY

Award-winning transformation from an energy-guzzler asbestos-clad building to a resilient and healthy spacious two-family, designed to use less energy than it produces.

• High efficiency of the building envelope with high insulation values and optimized exposure of window openings.
• Added decks and porches for expanding the interior visual space, to connect to nature and as social spaces.
• Building materials  reused or recycled.
• Healthy indoor air quality with heat recovery ventilation.
• Spaciousness through design: Efficient use of small floor areas for spacious feel for the interiors with open floor plan, lots of daylight & transparencies.
• Hybrid PV and thermal solar panels produce electricity and heat or more energy than needed.
• Entirely free of fossil fuels.
• Recycled furniture  complete the sustainability of the project.
• Landscape design to store stormwater for detention and reuse.