BEST GREEN ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME OVERALL

ARK CONTRACTORS

With a HERS rating of 20, The BAEC Green Showcase Home built by Jim Peppitone, ARK VENTURES was awarded BEST GREEN ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME OVERALL by HOBI technology judge, Joe Swift of Northeast Utilities. Designed by Bruno Hayn, this near net zero energy spec home is the first of 14 homes in Jim Peppitone's GREENBRIER community in Oakdale. It features 30 year James Hardie fiber cement siding, Harvey Energy Star rated Low E triple glazed windows with a U factor of 20, as well as a 10 KW photovoltaic solar system, 10 inch thick R-40 walls and a 7 inch R-60 roof. The homeis equipped with a hybrid dual fuel air source heat pump. The 2,800 sf home is the second in the country to achieve NAHB Emerald Green certification.

L-R Richard Steeves, Energy Conservation Management Board, HOBI technology judge, Joe Swift of Northeast Utilities and Jim Peppitone, Ark Ventures, accepting Best Green Energy-Efficient Home Overall award.

2009 FAIRFIELD COUNTY PROJECT OF THE YEAR

HOBBS INC.

This 10,000 sf Georgian masterpiece in Greenwich was a collaboration between the client, R.S. Granoff Architects and Hobbs Inc. The site had significant ledge and the home is within 24 ft.of FAR. Aside from the site development constraints that Hobbs overcame, the home was built with numerous green and energy-efficient features. Solar panels were installed into the roof rafters to be flush with roof tiles. The home is heated by three Buderus boilers and no less than 27 zones deliver ultimate comfort. Hydronic underground warming with warmboard throughout the house is designed for wood, tile or carpet. Built with green veneered plywood framing and green floor coatings, the Fairfield County Project of the Year won in its category and was further honored with the BEST GREEN CUSTOM HOME award.

2009 HARTFORD COUNTY PROJECT OF THE YEAR

FRANK J. MAIRANO ASSOCIATES

This magnificent 8,500 sf design/build by Frank Mairano and architect Richard Kenyon has a HERS index of only 57. The home is built with BIBs insulation, hand cut exposed fir rafters and antique oak floors. A massive stone entry arch was constructed with a plywood form tied to the stone. The unique courtyard design maximizes interior daylight and allows each wing intimate views and access to a gorgeous tiled swimming pool with Pebbletex floor. Lisa Davenport of Home Gallery did an exceptional job on the interior design of this magnificent home in Canton.

CUSTOM HOME OF THE YEAR

J&J CUSTOM HOMES

Joe Filanowski Jr. and John Costantini used incredible ingenuity and craftsmanship in building this Shingle Style home on man-made Pratt Island, Darien. Designed by Norwalk based Robert Cardello Architects within a tight building envelope, it is tied into galvanized pilings with Long Island Sound running underneath. It features a taper sawn red cedar roof, 120 Marvin windows, Sonowall elastic stucco and two Cultec drainage systems buried in the south yard. The yard was raised two feet and a 2,000 gallon tank is used to pump any flood water to the Sound. A two story curved tower won BEST HOME FEATURE. J&J trimmed it with Azek, and every radius of the tower was different, so they hand bent the Azek on site using a heating tube. The home is equipped with outdoor amenities that include a cedar shower, DCS outdoor kitchen and columned terrace, which looks out to a pool with built-in hot tub & play shelf, and L.I.S. beyond.

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