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Cape Henry Residence
posted on Monday, August 20th, 2012 at 6:14 pmVirginia Beach, VA
This home is design for a fully accessible first floor living. There is a wheelchair ramp in the garage. The most remarkable feature of this home is its concrete plenum floor system, designed to deliver conditioned air through a honey comb of cavities under the floor slab that retains the temperature of the conditioned air passing through it. In engineering jargon this concept is called a “heat sink” and adds comfort as well as increased efficiency to heating and cooling operations.
Tags: accessible, Air Floor, coastal living, green, handicapped, LEED
Frech Residence
posted on Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 at 2:43 pmVirginia Beach, VA
Tags: contemporary, day lighting, green, LEED, stained, stone, waterfront, windows
Chamberlayne Ave. Storage
posted on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 at 5:37 pmRICHMOND, VA
Chamberlayne Ave. Self Storage is a 65,060 sf facility located near downtown Richmond. The design was a renovation of an existing industrial laundry facility. The project features four covered loading areas, a conference room and business center, mini-offices and a sample storage unit in addition to the 43,000 sf of leasable storage space.
Tags: adaptive reuse, green, investment, remodel, retrofit, richmond va
NRHA
posted on Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Norfolk, VA
In 2009 GMF+ Associates was commissioned to create prototype single-family house plans for possible LEED certification. These houses were designed for urban infill lots in selected NRHA neighborhoods. Strict architectural styling guidelines were followed to create three distinct models in keeping with the historical precedents of Norfolk area. The house plans featured many energy saving products and methods of construction including SIPS (structural insulated panels), insulated crawl spaces and air handlers located in conditioned spaces. The houses that have been built to date qualify for ENERGY STAR and EARTHCRAFT certifications. ACS Contractors of Portsmouth is the builder of the house shown in the photos.
Tags: builders guild, earth craft, green, Norfolk, NRHA, sips, TND
