Construit pour le long terme
Cette maison familiale combine des matériaux recyclés et des stratégies d'économie d'énergie qui seront payantes pendant des siècles.
In 2011 Fine Homebuilding Magazine awarded them the “new home of the year” award.
rapporte Orpin,
“We approached the design and construction of our project with the principle that a well-built home stands on four legs. They are:
Une structure durable et efficace thermiquement.
Systèmes mécaniques avancés et efficaces.
Matériaux de structure et de finition durables.
Un plan adapté aux besoins de notre famille et aux détails soignés et cohérents.
Ils ont atteint ces objectifs en partie en utilisant des blocs Faswall. Comme le dit Orpin,
“I don’t like the vast majority of the insulated concrete forms (ICFs) available, which are made of expanded polystyrene (EPS) filled with concrete. While I admit they make a warm basement, I think they’ve got drawbacks.
“EPS blocks are vulnerable to ant infestations, and they require some fussy work to protect them from weather on the outside and general living conditions on the inside.
“I used Faswall instead. It’s a post-World War II European invention now being produced in the tiny town of Philomath, Ore. Faswall form blocks are made from 85% recycled wood-pallet stock that has been crushed, rolledin Portland cement, and molded into stackable form blocks. Plaster or stucco finishes stick tenaciously to the textured blocks.”
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