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The Wheeler Residence Part I - Better By Design

BETTER BY DESIGN

Introducing the Wheeler Residence – its design, construction and performance in a 3-part project profile. We’re taking a close look at this house and sharing it all with you. Why? You ask. Because this home tallies a $50/month average energy bill… and it’s 3,200 square feet is lived in by a family of 6.

That’s revolutionary. This is part I – Better by Design.

Here you will find a summary of the three primary design elements that make this home remarkably green and highly energy efficient – livability, durability and sustainability. You can view the full profile here.

Livability

{putting space to work}

Livability means your home is designed to fit you, your family, and your lifestyle. Space that works with you – not against you – over the long term. Because it’s designed around your priorities, from cooking meals to accommodating guests. Livability means you can stay put without remodeling, adding on or going crazy. Check out some of the finer points that make the Wheeler residence enormously livable.

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Durability

{simple. solid. strong.}

Just keeping things simple can eliminate a lot of problems – like rot, mold and bugs in your crawl space because you don’t have… well, a crawl space. And a solid design using strong building materials helps the house stand up against the elements. Well, we like to think of this as a 100-year home. But you be the judge….

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Sustainability

{& home (eco)nomics}

So what is sustainable design? It is design that values our ecosystem and our economy. Design that conserves energy and resources. Design that halts unnecessary production of building materials. Design that prolongs the home’s lifecycle and prevents future waste. Design that asks “what if?” and answers “why not!”

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