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What Makes a High Performance Home?
A High-Performance Home is a “house built as a complete system”. The components all work together to make the home more comfortable, healthy and less expensive to live in. Green Building, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability are the cornerstones of a High-Performance Home.
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Energy Efficiency
Our new homes have achieved an E-Scale rating of 31. The Average new home is 100 and Building America’s Builders Challenge is 70. We are striving towards ZERO!
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Active Solar Systems
Martha Rose Construction homes are designed to use both photovoltaic solar electricity and solar hot water technology. House orientation and roof designs take solar placement into account and electrical and hot water systems are specifically designed to work with solar.
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Healthy Finishes
Finishes are chosen not only for beauty and durability but for no or low VOC ratings, resulting in clean, healthy air inside the home.
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Low Impact Development
MRC uses a holistic approach to site development using both common sense and cutting edge systems to reduce development impacts on the environment. Organic landscaping, pervious pavement and job site recycling are just a few of the ways MRC leads the homebuilding industry.
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Passive Solar Design
Passive Solar Design maximizes use of the sun’s energy for warmth in the winter, cool in the summer and natural light throughout the year, creating comfortable living spaces and reducing energy costs
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Water Conservation
MRC homes utilize low flow water fixtures and dual flush toilets to reduce water consumption by up to 80% saving the homeowner money and the environment at the same time. 3000 gallon rain barrels collect rain water for use in irrigation.
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Organic Natural and Edible Landscaping
Kitchen gardens are a practical option for the city dweller. Natural landscaping using organic methods and local plants is low maintenance and environmentally friendly.
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Insulation and Weather Sealing
Our homes are insulated to PassivHaus standards including a thermal break under the slab, R-26 walls and R-60 roofs. Weatherproofing details on the exterior are extremely important. Enclosed eaves, custom bent flashings, insulated fiberglass doors, and high quality siding are just some of the components used to keep wind and water out.
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Windows and Doors
MRC homes utilize insulated fiberglass doors and triple glazed windows with a Low E coating on the exterior and argon gas between the panes of glass provide exceptional thermal comfort and reduced noise transmission.
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Advanced Framing
MRC is continually innovating and learning new methods for framing that increase energy efficiency and reduce waste.
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High Quality Building Materials
We use only high quality building materials to build your new home. We use local, sustainable, environmentally friendly products wherever possible.
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Heating and Ventilation
A Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) provides pre-warmed fresh air throughout the house 24 hours a day. Hydronic heating systems keep the home warm and comfortable and are incredibly efficient.
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Recycling
Recycling is a major focus for Martha Rose Construction. 95% of all jobsite waste gets recycled! The most direct form of recycling is reusing building materials, we do this wherever possible.
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