Presentation by Tom Termini to Montgomery County MD Green home nov 15 2005
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A presentation by Tom Termini to Montgomery County MD on the construction of my "green" home November 15, 2005
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Presentation by Tom Termini to Montgomery County MD Green home nov 15 2005
- 1. Building a Green Home! It’s Easier Than You Think—with some Forethought!!
- 2. Agenda! • Who Was Involved?! • Ensuring “Green” Success! • Making the Project “Green”! • Challenges! • What We Did Right! • What’s Next?!
- 4. Who was involved?! • Me: Tom Termini, the owner, and eventually the General Contractor! • Mairin Coleman, my wife and the ultimate customer/boss!
- 6. Sub-Contractors! • Tim Bennet, Mason! • Harvey Hottel, HVAC! • Franklin Plumbing! • MR Electricians! • Corely Roofing! • Christian Sanchez, general carpentry!
- 8. Three Things Made this Project Work:! 1. Site! 2. Budget! 3. Design!
- 9. First, a We Got a Site!
- 10. Location, Location, etc.! • Patience — we looked for more than a year! • We knew roughly what areas we liked! • We lucked out — the property backs to a park and has older trees! • The site allows for excellent south-eastern exposure, and is on a hill top!
- 11. Second, Budget! • Baseline: We priced houses that were larger, wouldn’t need work, and that we could afford! • We opted for reasonable size and amenities that were not extravagant! • We made “green” a goal, because it met our requirements for efficiency and low maintenance!
- 12. Finally, Design! We knew some things we wanted...! • Efficiency, Low Maintenance! • Simple, Modern Look! • Something Affordable!
- 13. ...And Some Things We Didn’t:! • Cost-Overruns! • Cheesy! • Half-Baked!
- 14. “Green” Came Naturally—We Got an Architect to Help! • Cohesive, “Big-Picture” Approach –! Design!! • Technically Complex – Expertise! Required! • An Ally!
- 17. Design To Aid Cooling ! High-placed Celestory ! Windows Promote Convection! Sky Light that opens to ! help make the! Central Stairwell a “Chimney”! Trees on site provide shade in! summer and from western sun!
- 18. Overhangs!
- 20. Renewable Materials! Bamboo Floors! Linoleum! Recycled the! Concrete from! Demolition!
- 22. The Drill Rig!
- 25. Not Just a House, But a Home for My Family!
- 26. Challenges!
- 28. What We Did Right!
- 29. What We Did Right! • Got an Architect! • Sized Appropriately! • Choose Three Things to! Go “Green” With!
- 30. What’s Next?!
- 31. What’s Next?! • We pre-wired for a residential Fuel Cell, which is being tested by Ballard Power in Japan! • New types of Photovoltaics may be an option (rate-of-return on current systems too low)!