COREhaus is an architect-designed 1,407 SF home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms in Portland’s convenient yet peaceful North Tabor neighborhood. The house is designed and built with energy efficiency, comfort, and durability in mind.
Architectural Features:
- 3 bedroom, 2 bath
- Efficient 1,407 SF floor plan
- Off-street parking
- Separate storage shed
- Private landscaped yard with irrigation
- Custom details including translucent closet doors, laminated wood stairs with cable railing, exposed concrete floors, and tiled bathrooms
- Prewired for A/V
Passive House Features:
- Ultra-efficient building envelope (walls, floor, and roof insulated at least twice code requirements)
- Ultra-efficient and durable fiberglass windows- one of the most efficient windows on the market
- Building envelope designed to significantly reduce and eliminate thermal breaks
- Optimized sizing and orientation for solar access
- Air-tight construction (Approximately 10x tighter than conventional construction)
- Heat Recovery Ventilator provides continuous filtered fresh air without losing heat
- Total heat load: 5,500 BTU/hr maximum
Other Sustainable Features:
- Optional photovoltaic system
- Low-VOC paints and materials
- Energy-star and Earth Advantage rating anticipated
- Low-flow plumbing fixtures
- 300 gallon rainwater cistern for irrigation
- Fully operable windows
- Tankless water heater provides unlimited hot water with no storage losses
- Durable, low-maintenance metal roof and cementitious siding