BDW Discreetly Green:
Net-Zero Design With Beauty in Mind

Using common, humble materials, asphalt shingles and vinyl siding, it manages, with the help of ornamental swags and fluted square columns, to evoke a degree of elegance.

The plan is largely one room deep to encourage cross ventilation and to take advantage of water views to the north, while admitting sunlight from the south. The flavor is influenced by an informal rustic camp next door.

This house is the first Passive House in Vermont, the first modular Passive House in the United States, and the first Habitat for Humanity Passive House.

Description A shingle covered summer house. Site High on an island bluff with panoramic views. Design This house incorporates long traditions of Maine coastal architecture including lighthouse towers and weathered grey shingles.   The main body of the house sits under…