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Project 1960

Basten Farm North

Stone Ridge, New York

Building Function

Single-Family
Project Type

New Construction
ASHRAE Climate Zone

5A - Cool - Humid
Construction Completion

2021
Status

Final Certified
INT. Conditioned Floor Area

2287 sq. ft.

Core Project Team

Phius CPHC (Secondary)

John Loercher
Phius Certified Rater

Troy Hodas
Phius CPHC (Lead)

Stephanie Bassler
Project Submitter

Stephanie Bassler

Project Information

- Architecture Planning
  
  North River Architecture & Planning
- Building Owner
  
  Sophia Ripple and Theo Richardson
- Mechanical Systems Designer
  
  Baukraft Engineering
- Construction Company
  
  North River Design Build
- Building Function
  
  Single-Family
- Project Type
  
  New Construction
- Number of Units
  
  1
- Number of Stories
  
  2
- Program Version
  
  Phius CORE Prescriptive 2021
- All Electric
  
  Yes
- INT. Conditioned Floor Area
  
  2287 sq. ft.
- Status
  
  Final Certified
- Design Certification
  
  October 24, 2022
- Final Certification
  
  November 2, 2023
- Construction Completion
  
  2021
- ASHRAE Climate Zone
  
  5A - Cool - Humid
- Region
  
  Northeast

Performance

- Compliance Software
  
  Prescriptive Checklist
- HERS Rating
  
  36
- Air Tightness (per enclosure area)
  
  0.013

Enclosure

- Wall 1 R-Value
  
  43
- Roof 1 R-Value
  
  72
- Floor 1 R-Value
  
  22
- Whole Window U-Value 1
  
  0.14
- Window Glazing SHGC 1
  
  0.56

Systems & Equipment

- Ventilation System Layout
  
  Centralized
- Ventilation System Type
  
  ERV
- Sensible Recovery Efficiency
  
  83
- Measured Ventilation Fan Efficiency
  
  0.54
- Heating System Type
  
  Air Source Heat Pump
- Hot Water System Layout
  
  Centralized
- Hot Water System Type
  
  Heat Pump Water Heater