Aline Architecture has been a green architecture and building firm since before the phrase was a selling point. Every project starts with the site and the sun, and every envelope we build is tested before the walls close. On Cape Cod, where fuel is expensive and the land is fragile, that is simply how a building should be made.
A contemporary Full Cape on a wooded hill in Wellfleet that was dark, poorly ventilated and awkward on its site. The redesign added south-facing dormers, a master wing with south-facing windows and a screened porch, bringing passive solar and daylight into the house for the first time.
The site was designated habitat for endangered species, so erosion controls went in before any earthwork, and the concrete retaining walls needed to handle the steep grade were laid out in an overlapping pattern so migrating animals could still pass through.
The finished building earned Energy Star certification.
Most Cape houses were built long before anyone measured air leakage. A retrofit done in the right order fixes the expensive problems first and proves the result with numbers, not guesswork.
A large addition and renovation to a single-family house in Wellfleet, and one of the firm’s most comprehensive green builds. Walls, floors and roof were framed at 24 inches on center instead of the usual 16, with insulated box headers and redesigned corners. Advanced framing meets code, saves five to ten percent of the lumber, and leaves that much more room in the wall for insulation.
The envelope was air-sealed and filled with open-cell spray foam, with sustainably farmed wood and low-VOC finishes throughout. A whole-house heat recovery ventilation system draws stale air from every bathroom and brings in fresh air continuously, so a tight house never becomes a stale one.
The photograph is a blower door test in progress: the fan in the doorway depressurizes the house so every leak can be found and fixed before the walls are closed.
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Aline Architecture is proud to now be offering an array of building diagnostic services as part of its ongoing commitment to green building. We have recently acquired new diagnostic testing equipment, including a blower door and
[justify] Extensive building rehabilitation with innovative site work to protect endangered species. The “Woodland House” was an extensive building rehabilitation project and new addition sited on a wooded hill in an endangered species designated area. Careful
We’ve just wrapped up construction on one of our most comprehensive green building projects, a significant addition and renovation to a single family residence in Wellfleet. ADVANCED WALL FRAMING We had the chance to incorporate some
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