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Three Little Houses
South Dartmouth, MA

United by a common wildflower meadow and designed to entice grown children and young grand-children into quality time at home, each of these buildings serves an autonomous function in place of a large, single building that they might together have become. This modestly-scaled family compound contains a four-bedroom cottage, three-car garage, and two-bedroom studio.  The entire project was designed and constructed based upon the principles of reduced energy consumption, recycled materials and renewable resources, improved indoor air quality, and harvesting energy from the site.  The project has been awarded a LEED silver certification under the LEED for Homes Program.

Builder: The Howland Company
Green Building Consultant: Marc Rosenberg
HVAC Consultants: Allied Engineering

Three Little Houses South Dartmouth Massachusetts, South Coast, Family compound, Wildflower meadow, Homestead, Summer house, Cottage, Studio, Carriage house, Reduced demand, Super insulated, Recycled materials, Renewable resources, LEED silver, Leed for homes, Vaulted ceiling, Collar ties, White wash, Concrete countertops, Passive solar, Active solar, Solar panels, PV panels, Solar thermal hot water, Rais Classic 86, Shed dormer, Clerestory windows, Super insulated, Standing seam metal roof, Loft, Tight envelope
Three Little Houses South Dartmouth Massachusetts, South Coast, Family compound, Wildflower meadow, Homestead, Summer house, Cottage, Studio, Carriage house, Reduced demand, Super insulated, Recycled materials, Renewable resources, LEED silver, Leed for homes, Vaulted ceiling, Collar ties, White wash, Concrete countertops, Passive solar, Active solar, Solar panels, PV panels, Solar thermal hot water, Wood stove, Rais Classic 86, Shed dormer, Cupola, Clerestory windows, Super insulated, Porch, Shed roof, Window seat, Standing seam metal roof, Loft, Tight envelope
Three Little Houses South Dartmouth Massachusetts, South Coast, Family compound, Wildflower meadow, Homestead, Summer house, Cottage, Studio, Carriage house, Reduced demand, Super insulated, Recycled materials, Renewable resources, LEED silver, Leed for homes, Vaulted ceiling, Collar ties, White wash, Concrete countertops, Passive solar, Active solar, Solar thermal hot water, Wood stove, Rais Classic 86, Clerestory windows, Super insulated, Porch, Shed roof, Window seat, Standing seam metal roof, Loft, Tight envelope
Three Little Houses South Dartmouth Massachusetts, South Coast, Family compound, Wildflower meadow, Homestead, Summer house, Cottage, Studio, Carriage house, Reduced demand, Super insulated, Recycled materials, Renewable resources, LEED silver, Leed for homes, Vaulted ceiling, Collar ties, White wash, Concrete countertops, Passive solar, Active solar, Solar panels, PV panels, Solar thermal hot water, Wood stove, Rais Classic 86, Shed dormer, Cupola, Clerestory windows, Super insulated, Porch, Shed roof, Window seat, Standing seam metal roof, Loft, Tight envelope
Three Little Houses South Dartmouth Massachusetts, South Coast, Family compound, Wildflower meadow, Homestead, Summer house, Cottage, Studio, Carriage house, Reduced demand, Super insulated, Recycled materials, Renewable resources, LEED silver, Leed for homes, Vaulted ceiling, Collar ties, White wash, Concrete countertops, Passive solar, Active solar, Solar panels, PV panels, Solar thermal hot water, Wood stove, Rais Classic 86, Shed dormer, Cupola, Clerestory windows, Super insulated, Porch, Shed roof, Window seat, Standing seam metal roof, Loft, Tight envelope
Three Little Houses South Dartmouth Massachusetts, South Coast, Family compound, Wildflower meadow, Homestead, Summer house, Cottage, Studio, Carriage house, Reduced demand, Super insulated, Recycled materials, Renewable resources, LEED silver, Leed for homes, Vaulted ceiling, Collar ties, White wash, Concrete countertops, Passive solar, Active solar, Solar panels, PV panels, Solar thermal hot water, Wood stove, Rais Classic 86, Shed dormer, Cupola, Clerestory windows, Super insulated, Porch, Shed roof, Window seat, Standing seam metal roof, Loft, Tight envelope
Three Little Houses South Dartmouth Massachusetts, South Coast, Family compound, Wildflower meadow, Homestead, Summer house, Cottage, Studio, Carriage house, Reduced demand, Super insulated, Recycled materials, Renewable resources, LEED silver, Leed for homes, Vaulted ceiling, Collar ties, White wash, Concrete countertops, Passive solar, Active solar, Solar panels, PV panels, Solar thermal hot water, Wood stove, Rais Classic 86, Shed dormer, Cupola, Clerestory windows, Super insulated, Porch, Shed roof, Window seat, Standing seam metal roof, Loft, Tight envelope

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