Formally a public housing complex named Chester A. Bowles Park, the new Willow Creek development is a mixed-income residential community in the Blue Hills neighborhood of Hartford. This third phase of the redevelopment includes 8 buildings with 30 townhouse style...
In this small Connecticut River town, buildings from the 1700s preside over the charming and vibrant downtown. The character is quintessential New England – wood-framed buildings, clapboard siding, simple elevations with modest embellishments. Historical documents...
Designed by Centerbrook Architects, Jim Childress and Melissa Kops (now of Pirie Associates), Rocky Corner is the first cohousing community to be built in Connecticut. Rocky Corner Cohousing is a neighborhood of 30 Energy Star homes being built now in Bethany....
The house was built with ICF. ICF, or insulated concrete forms, is a superior exterior wall system that we recommend for all our new residential and commercial projects. Simply, the forms are stacked on top of each other and concrete is poured in the middle. This...
This Farmington home produces more energy than it uses on an annual basis. Pretty remarkable, right? This “net zero” performance deserves recognition; that’s why energizeCT created its annual CT Zero Energy Challenge. And that’s why we are especially pleased to have...
This Passive House has been recognized for meeting two significant challenges. It is the first house in CT to be officially certified by the International Passive House Association AND it won 3 out of the 4 categories in the 2012 CT Net Zero Challenge, including being...
