60 Bragg Hill Completes Vertical Challenge

    

It is been a long cold snow filled winter, but work at 60 Bragg Hill is progressing.  The tough MW Thompson Builders' crew battled mother nature for the last several months.

All vertical construction of 60 Bragg Hill Road was completed today with the last ICF pour. Under a crisp blue sky, the three remaining gables were infused with concrete and “topped off”.  The only remaining vertical structure is....Read more.

Barney Leonard and his wife are building a green house. Really green. So green, his architect camped out at the raw site to get a better sense of how a house might best fit into the surrounding Chester County countryside west of Philadelphia.

You can follow the progress of 60 Bragg Hill on a detailed, highly professional website Leonard has created. The site provides insight into the process of building a house—involving engineers, contractors, environmental consultants, botanists, foresters and landscape architects—that’s a world apart from the admirable but cookie-cutter energy-efficient homes popped up by big developers.

When it’s completed—a day Leonard can scarcely imagine, given the complexity of the project—60 Bragg Hill will feature a 43-panel 9.7 kilowatt photovoltaic solar array, geothermal heating and cooling, and a rainwater collection system used for toilet flushing and plant irrigation, according to a press release Leonard issued. The design also includes plenty of passive systems, including a solar tower, high thermal mass, integrated sun shades and highly efficient Marvin windows.

Superior Woodcraft is a partner in the 60 Bragg Hill project.  Superior Woodcraft is a local provider of custom cabinetry and is located in Bucks County, PA.

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