Projects / New Homes      Sandwich, MA

Shawme Lake Passive House

Awards

  • 2021 PRISM Gold Award - Best High Performance/Energy Efficient Home
  • 2021 PRSIM Silver Award - Best Millwork
  • 2021 BRICC Award: Best Energy Design

Press

  • Fine Homebuilding
  • Falmouth Living

Project Team

Context

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Response

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Specs

  • Year Completed

  • Cost

    $$$$$$$

  • Gross Floor Area

    2700 sq ft

  • Beds

    4

  • Baths

    3

  • Partners

    The Valle Group
    Casco Bay Engineering
    Brian Laverriere Landscape

Sustainability Achievements

Site

  • Walkable location
  • Sustainable landscape
  • Native plantings
  • Resilient landscape design

Materials

  • Uses locally-sourced materials
  • Designed for durability
  • Designed for low maintenance
  • Low global warming potential insulation

Wellness

  • Optimized for daylighting
  • Fresh air ventilation system for indoor air quality
  • Visual connection to the outdoors
  • Low-VOC finishes
  • Formaldehyde-free building

Water

  • Low-flow fixtures
  • Heat pump water heater

Energy

  • Fossil fuel-free building
  • Uses renewable energy systems
  • Uses passive design strategies
  • Net zero
  • Meets Passive House requirements
  • Fresh air ventilation system with heat recovery
  • Super-insulated
  • Triple-glazed windows
  • Electric vehicle charging integration
  • Battery storage system for back-up power & grid management
  • Has achieved Passive House Certification
  • Airtight construction
  • Predicted EUI: 0
  • Actual EUI: 0
  • Predicted % Reduction from national average EUI: 98
  • Windows R-value: 7
  • Walls R-value: 42
  • Roof R-value: 72
  • Slab R-value: 29
  • ACH50: .68
Photographer credit: Dan Cutrona