About The House
The home was stick built and framed using FSC sourced lumber whenever it was available, FSC-certified white cedar shingles flanked the home’s exterior, with Versatex specified for all eaves, trim and moldings for their long life in the salt ridden air. Being built in a 120-mph coastal wind zone, the homeowners selected Pella’s Hurricaneshield windows for both their impact resistance and their ENERGY STAR ratings. With spray foam insulation filling the building envelope the home received a HERS rating of 58 to make it ENERGY STAR.

After an incredible amount of research, the homeowners settled on a five-zone geothermal HVAC system, including a dedicated heat pump for the wine cellar. The system also included dual water tanks for holding hot water, two Environmental Recovery Ventilators, and a water pump for diverting water from the well to the 5000 gallon rainwater harvesting system should there not be enough rainfall and eliminating any exterior municipal water for irrigation.

Interior finishes include 200 year old reclaimed barn wood floors, a wine cellar with racks made from the reclaimed Point Judith County Club deck, recycled countertops, sinks and tile, low-flow plumbing fixtures including 1.0 gpf toilets, 1.75 gpm showerheads and 1.5 gpm faucets. The home also features locally-made FSC cabinetry and zero VOC paints and finishes. Wood scraps were used to make the custom closets, shorter floor boards were relegated to closet sections and even the lavette sink was crafted from leftover materials, but you’d never know it.

One of the unique attributes to the project was the complete integration of smart home technology to monitor and control every subsystem in the home. The homeowners worked with an electronic systems contractor, Robert Saglio Audio Video, to design and lay out the home for the ultimate in today’s connectivity needs. Designed to the CEA’s TechHome Rating System Platinum standard, the home includes Control4 for integrated management of HVAC, irrigation, Lutron lighting control, security, energy monitoring, and state-of-the art entertainment. Combining innovative technologies with an energy management system, the home maintains a connected lifestyle while conserving energy.

The Nantucket style home with its beautiful built-ins and soft sea-glass hued colors started its design more than three years ago and continued to be the first to receive LEED-H Gold certification in RI. The finished home is an eloquent marriage of technology and sustainable design that reflects one family’s lifestyle, but shares visions for any home – to be safe, comfortable, sustainable, healthy and connected.