60 Bragg Hill is a busy beehive these days. The finished elements are starting to be installed and it is starting to look more and more like the finished home. Some of the latest elements include a traditional barn cupola sits proudly atop 60 Bragg Hill. From a visual standpoint, besides the stone chimney it is one of the strongest architectural elements of the home. The 6 windows installed in the cupola are an integral part of the home’s natural heating and cooling system. Designed as the peak of the internal solar chimney, the remote controlled windows will open to vent out the natural convective heat of summer. During this venting, cooler fresh air enters the home from the lower level and is naturally drawn through the open central stairway chamber and ultimately to the cupola where the warmer air exits through the windows. This design creates a natural flow of cool air through the home.
The door mat isn’t in place, but the guests are already arriving. Part of Barney Leonard’s vision of building
60 Bragg Hill is to use the home as a living classroom and invite guests to view the home during the building stage. On May 21 60 Bragg Hill will be part of the
Green Home Caravan Tour in Chester County, which is a
Delaware Valley Green Building Council event –
Event Flyer.
You’ll be hearing a lot more about
60 Bragg Hill during the spring and summer - as the
Thompson Builders crew kicks into high gear. Everyone wishes this rain would just clear up for a few days!
Superior Woodcraft is a local custom cabinet maker from Doylestown, Pa - the heart of Bucks County and is a 60 Bragg Hill Sponsor.
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Superior Woodcraft, Inc.
Superior Woodcraft Blog
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