Special No. 9 House

Alec Farid

General Information

The name of the building is Special No. 9 House

• The building location is New Orleans, Louisiana.

• The building type is a single-family residential and community.

The buildings use is a single-family home.

• The type of project is a new construction.

• The year this building won the award was in 2010. The date of the end of construction for the building was September 2008.

• The architect of this building is John C. Williams.

Ecological Materials and Resources Used

• 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

• Group bathrooms were used to decrease material and water use

• The Building was designed so that the needs of the homeowners could be met without a redesign of the house

• 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

• Use advanced optimum value engineering to optimize material use

• The building is designed to be disassembled or recycled at the end of it’s life

Energy Efficiency

• 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

• The building is so energy efficient, it surpassed the target Home Energy Rating for 2030

• The house has a roof-mounted solar panel, providing the homeowners with a reliable source of energy

• 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

• 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

• During the winter, the trellis will allow the sun to shine onto the house giving a heat benefit.