This cutting-edge LEED-Platinum prototype production home is packed with high-performance features and flexible design details that minimize energy use and maximize livability. The house is designed for shop assembly, pre-built in a factory setting, and shipped to its site for quick completion. An LED light skirt on the exterior perimeter glows green when the house is a net-producer and red when its using grid power
The net-zero BrightBuilt Barn starts with a super-tight, super-insulated R-40 shell, draws energy from a 6-kW solar-electric system, solar thermal, and a geothermal system, relies on LED lighting, and refreshes the indoor air through a highly efficient HRV. The 2x6 walls are filled with dense packed cellulose with 4-inch rigid insulation to the exterior, and the roof is made with 8-inch SIPs.
Moveable wall partitions are used to define the spaces in this 640-square-foot model. A rolling ladder provides access to the loft area.
Flooring, walls, and trim were crafted with locally milled Eastern white pine.
The kitchen is outfitted with a Danby 3.1-cubic-foot refrigerator and a Fisher & Paykel dishwashing drawer, both Energy Star-rated, a Verona stove, a Kohler Essex faucet, and locally crafted custom cabinets and concrete countertops.
A WaterSense-certified Kohler Purist faucet tops a custom countertop and vanity in the BrightBuilt Barn's bathroom.
BrightBuilt Barn section diagram
BrightBuilt Barn floor plan
