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Special No. 9 House
Alec Farid
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General Information
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The name of the building is Special No. 9 House
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• The building location is New Orleans, Louisiana.
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• The building type is a single-family residential and community.
The buildings use is a single-family home.
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• The type of project is a new construction.
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• The year this building won the award was in 2010. The date of the end of construction for the building was September 2008.
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• The architect of this building is John C. Williams.
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Ecological Materials and Resources Used
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• The use of framing lumber was limited because the amount of wood the builders could waste was limited to 10% therefore, materials were used with extreme conservation
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• Group bathrooms were used to decrease material and water use
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• The Building was designed so that the needs of the homeowners could be met without a redesign of the house
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• Choices are available in a range of sizes, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, with choice of a studio apartment in the back of the house
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• Use advanced optimum value engineering to optimize material use
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• The building is designed to be disassembled or recycled at the end of it’s life
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Energy Efficiency
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• The house is a highly energy-efficient design with a Home Energy Rating index rating of 35, meaning the house consumes 65% less energy compared to a baseline home in the same climate
House Energy Rating Services
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• The building is so energy efficient, it surpassed the target Home Energy Rating for 2030
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• The house has a roof-mounted solar panel, providing the homeowners with a reliable source of energy
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• The house is oriented on a linear east-west axis, this means not much light is let into the house during the summer and hot days
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• The trellis not only provides direct shading for the facade but it becomes fully vegetated and provides food as well as shelter for the house
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• During the winter, the trellis will allow the sun to shine onto the house giving a heat benefit.