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Date
Tuesday, May 21 2024
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Time
5:00pm - 7:30pm
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Location
Private Residence - address to be provided upon registration
Join AIA|DC and Capital Area CRAN for a tour at NetZeroRowHouse. This reconstruction and expansion of an existing row house is a case study on applying Net Zero design principles on the scale of a family-sized urban infill home. Heating and cooling, hot water generation, and cooking are all electric. A ducted mini-split heat pump system, zoned on a floor-by-floor basis, provides superior thermal comfort and optimized efficiency. Energy recovery ventilators provide abundant outside air that is conditioned to minimize heat loss and gain.
A shared heat pump water heater provides hot water for both the primary residence and the lower-level apartment. The award-winning kitchen features induction cooktops and smart appliances. The 8 kW array solar array helps to offset onsite consumption. Smart electrical panels provide insights into electrical consumption on a circuit-by-circuit basis. Additional verification systems include air quality monitoring and water flow. Rain water is collected for use in irrigation, and overflows onto a permeable paving garden.
Air infiltration is reduced with a combination of new doors and windows, spray foam insulation and a fluid-applied air barrier. The exterior is composed of reusing the existing street facade, metal panel, thermally treated cypress, and nickel-gap cementitious siding.
Learning Objectives:
- Determine how ducted mini-split heating and cooling apply to different types of housing typologies.
- Learn how smart electrical panels can help verify Net Zero compliance.
- Become fluent in best practices regarding heat pump water heater installations.
- Discuss detailing to achieve blower door compliance.
Presented by:
Will Teass, AIA
Will Teass, AIA is the Managing Principal at Teass\Warren Architects, as well as the 2024 AIA|DC President; Will is both Owner and Architect for the NetZero RowHouse.
Organized by:
Capital Area Custom Residential Architects Network