Ann Arbor-based custom design, building, and remodeling company, Meadowlark Builders, will be conducting tours of a custom, resource-efficient home under construction in Dexter, Michigan. This tour will be the next installment in Meadowlark’s popular Behind The Drywall® Tour Series. Attendees will get a rare glimpse of the technology and building techniques that go into constructing a resource-efficient home – all before the drywall is placed on the walls. Guided tours will take place on Saturday and Sunday, December 13 and 14, 2014. The event is free; however, pre-registration is required by visiting www.behindthedrywall.com or by calling (734) 332-1500.
This custom home, aptly named “Green Country Ranch,” sits on an idyllic five-acre lot with a great view looking south over a meadow of waving grass. “Our clients are from Ireland and France and were used to smaller homes that last forever. They wanted a country setting, but were adamantly opposed to the large ‘mcmansions’ mandated by the community review board. They came to us looking for something smaller that was resource efficient and better built than most of the current construction they had viewed,” according to Meadowlark president and co-founder Doug Selby. “Working with the review committee was challenging, but – we ended up with a home that had the smallest possible square footage that could be built in the community, and it had all the elements of the smaller, more efficient home that our clients desired,” Selby adds.
Along with a durable and efficient building envelope, advanced HVAC system, and lots of green technology, this custom home has been designed and built to ensure that the owners will be able to stay in the home long into the future regardless of how their accessibility requirements change or how energy prices rise.
This home features:
Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Superior Walls foundation
Hot roof
Advanced thermal envelope
Passive solar design
Aging-in-place design strategies
Not So Big® House inspired design
Radiant floor heat
High performance ductwork
PEX plumbing and low-flow fixtures
Attendees will be taken through the home via a guided tour that lasts approximately one hour. The event is free; however, pre-registration is required by visiting www.behindthedrywall.com or by calling (734) 332-1500.
Source: Meadowlark Builders
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