本月绿色家园：罗斯街众议院在威斯康星州麦迪逊市

“Sustainability has been a part of my design practice from the beginning, so when we decided to build our personal residence in Madison, we were definitely committed to designing a green house,” says Richard. “Our goal was to design and build a sustainable home that not only fit our lifestyle but was also attractive and affordable.”

为了实现这一目标,理查德和冰山gan the design process by educating themselves on the green building strategies specific to the area in which they would be building. “The Wisconsin Environmental Initiative has a program called Green Built Home that serves as a guide for good building practices,” says Richard. “The organization helped us better define our site development and provided us with a list of reputable contractors.”

“我们为蓝本设计的，这样我们就觉得舒服的方式将房子适合的邻居了。”– Carol Richard, AIA, LEED AP

Richard and Berg also turned to thenational LEED for Homes编程作为实现其可持续发展目标的资源。由于夫妻俩的辛勤努力，设计决策和材料选择的结果，2700平方英尺的家有成为威斯康星州的为家庭白金认证的住宅第一LEED的区别。

Eight years prior to building the residence, the couple purchased a 1/7-acre vacant lot on Ross Street in a well established neighborhood near theUniversity of Wisconsincampus, knowing it would eventually become the ideal spot for their future retirement. “The lot was appealing to us due to its small footprint and its proximity to existing city parks, restaurants, and bars,” says Richard. “In addition, the site lent itself to sustainable design due to the existing water, sewer, and sidewalk infrastructure.”

虽然这对夫妻的现代设计风格是从战后的科德角风格的住宅和20世纪60年代现代家居的搭配现有的不同，他们使用建模程序（ArchiCAD），以确保新的住所将补充相邻住宅的规模。“我们觉得这是维持规模，由居委会利用熟悉的材料很重要，”理查德说。“我们为蓝本设计的，这样我们就觉得舒服的方式将房子适合的邻居了。”

通过简单表征，家里的三层楼的设计，设有1700平方英尺地上生活空间的开放式的计划，除了完成的地下室。“在威斯康星州，你必须把地基深，以获得霜冻线以下，所以地下室开始变得有意义，”理查德说。“我们决定创建一个完整的地下室，并采取空间的优势生活。”

家庭的主要外部特征是朝南的大窗口，这不仅增加了视觉上的吸引力，也有助于控制阳光在冬季和夏季进入家庭的数量。“家里的设计实际上是由一个盒子相机的概念启发：屋顶稍微倾斜，从南到北，它创建了一个控制的灯箱，”理查德说。“光控制与固定太阳百叶窗，让阳光深入渗透到十月至二月之间的空间，而遮光五月和八月之间的窗口。”

外部材料包括6” 榫槽雪松壁板和金属屋顶。被选定为外部元素，使房子显得更小，而较浅的颜色被选为内部，使空间显得更大深的颜色。

“没有理由不去盖房子energy-efficient, incorporates local materials, and utilizes resource alternatives like rainwater collection.” – Carol Richard, AIA, LEED AP

为了确保家将是非常节能，在天花板和墙壁，和高密度棉絮绝缘用聚氨酯喷涂泡沫在上述2级×6的壁中的溶液。由于结构严密的建筑围护结构，能量回收通风（ERV）系统被安装在房子内提供健康的空气。用于加热和冷却的需要，理查德和Berg选择高效的三阶段60000 BTU炉和两阶段，三吨重的空调系统。

Other sustainability features within the home include recessed can lighting with dimmable CFL or LED bulbs; high-efficiency appliances; low-VOC adhesives, caulking, and paints; cabinets that are free of urea-formaldehyde; and the use of local materials wherever possible. Water-efficiency measures include low-flow faucets and shower heads, as well as dual-flush toilets.

据理查德，与构建的最大挑战之一曾与很多大小和地形有关。不仅是很多小的，由邻近住宅和从前向后倾斜6英尺包围，但球队必须要解决在前院银杏树，留下构建更小的房间。“泱泱这些条件要求我们的分包商之间的具体协调工作，”她说。“我们用的很多，以保护我们的径流近邻的周围弥漫着木屑粉袜子，并从该网站表土被储存起来，并覆盖有施工后用篷布。”

To prevent runoff after the build was complete, the team used permeable pavers at the base of the driveway and created a rain garden to capture excess runoff from the driveway area and roof. Other sustainable outdoor features include a rainwater collection and retention system that stores up to 650 gallons of water below the back porch, native vegetation that doesn’t require watering, and a detached garage topped with photovoltaic panels that supply approximately half of the home’s energy.

“没有理由不去盖房子energy-efficient, incorporates local materials, and utilizes resource alternatives like rainwater collection,” says Richard. “We are very happy with our house. It feels like home to us.”

For more information on the Ross Street House, visitwww.rossstreethouse.com.