The 2020 Fine Homebuilding House is a complete remodel of a 20th-century home in New England. This project will take full advantage of the opportunities for air-sealing, adding insulation, and installing highly efficient mechanicals, resulting in a healthy, comfortable home that will achieve net-zero energy.
FHB editor Justin Fink joins architect Elizabeth DiSalvo and Builder Albert Jensen-Moulton on a tour of this existing early 20th-century Connecticut house before work starts on converting it to a modern energy-efficient home for a young family.
Take a look at some of the key design details and materials used to clad the outside of the 2020 FHB House.
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It's a shame to be losing all the character seen in the "old" house.
Too bad it won't be updated but keep that character; I see a beautiful house there.
Agreed. Beautiful older home will be essentially demoed to make room for a new house. Why not just build a new house. For what I have to imagine would be not that much more money, you would have two houses rather than just one.