New England Home, "Discreetly Green: Energy saving advances are embraced in Classic style, inside and out"

Description Traditional design meets net-zero technology in a new house Site Suburban street, west of Boston Design Greek-Revival style exterior with modern aesthetics through a thoughtfully curated color palette, furnishings, and custom millwork. The design prioritized both efficiency and comfort,…

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.

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 outside Boston was built of Chester County fieldstone to evoke Pennsylvania stone farmhouses the owners had admired when they were growing up around Philadelphia. The house and outbuildings, though new, have the feeling of having grown and evolved over time.