by Richard Sherman | Dec 20, 2019
Design and construction management by Appropriate Designs
Super insulated (R70 roof, R30 walls R38 floor and R5 windows) Connecticut 2nd story artist’s studio addition built over existing 2 bay garage. C-TEC Solar PV panels with micro-inverters on west roof, Hunter Insulated Panels on walls and roof, triple glazed Andersen A-Series windows, recycled red cedar vertical siding and new red cedar shingles, EnergyStar rated standing seam metal roof as well as hickory flooring grown and milled locally.
Studio Addition – Connecticut – Appropriate Designs
by Richard Sherman | Jan 1, 2016
Sided and sheathed exterior insulation at gable end from foundation to shop fabricated gable vent.
Dense pack cellulose fills the stud cavities on the interior side for a total wall R 45 insulation
value. 20″ of loose pack cellulose above 2nd floor ceiling joists provides a R70 insulation value.
Triple pane windows (as shown in photo) with reflective coatings (LoE) on glass surfaces separated
with argon glass (R6) are critical part of thermal envelope.
by Richard Sherman | Oct 11, 2015
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS) being lowered into place. A great way to build.
