What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
low-VOC, no-VOC choices throughout, including paint, caulk, etc...
wall assembly has no plastic sheeting, cedar on outside, airkrete insulation and low-E argon fiberglass windows, inside recycled Canadian blueboard with American Clay Plaster finish.
Daylighting, passive solar and cooling, designed to encourage composting, line-drying, and so on.
No combustion inside building envelope. Fireplace designed to take combustion air from outside, sealed to inside.
heat delivered by cast-iron and radiant with Munchkin wall-mount condensing boiler, hooked up to Stiebel-Eltron tank with chase to roof, ready for Solar Hot Water Tubes.
No incandenscent lighting in unit, strong emphasis on LED lighting, including fabulous LED downlights in kitchen.
Dual-flush and low flush toilets and low-flow fixtures throughout. All water supply is copper.
Front yard is entirely native plantings with a rainwater collection system
Elevation is 100 ft. above sea level and beautiful breeze comes off glacial pond on North Side of house.
The list goes on and on.Property Description
Built to meet LEED for Homes Silver standards with an emphasis on a healthy indoor environment. Creatively designed & impeccably renovated. AirKrete insulation around entire building envelope, white cedar shingle exterior, white roof on dormer, recycled blueboard and American Clay Plaster for interior walls. OsmoPolyx Oil finish on mix of original and FSC white oak floors. Low-VOC paint on mix of original and poplar trimwork. All new systems.
Condo association has defined solar rights on roof, and a chase is ready for you to attach your solar hot water panels - Stiebel-Eltron tank already installed. System designed to cover 70% of heat/hot water with solar. Heat is distributed by a mix of radiant and cast iron baseboard with Onyx piping.
5+ rooms, outstanding kitchen - formaldehyde-free cherry cabinets w/ walnut inlay, local granite counters, built-in compost collection & stainless EnergyStar Viking appliances. The living room's fireplace, a wood-burning insert, has a beautiful arched marble mantel, master bedroom with bath en suite has double sinks and Caroma dual-flush toilet, in-unit laundry and laundry line on deck, central air system with heat recovery ventilator to control air exchanges and filter air, FSC Ipe deck, patio, landscaped yard with native plantings and garage parking.
It is situated on a corner lot with great exposures and lovely views, on a bus line and looking over beautiful Fresh Pond reservation with running trails and tennis courts, etc.Neighborhood Description
West Cambridge - near Fresh Pond. Many hundreds of acres of public land directly across the street with lots of amenities and a park ranger. On the bus line, walk to Harvard Square, multiple grocery stores in walking distance as well. Bike lane on Huron Ave.Market Area
Location of Home or Land
Urban
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | no |
| Industry in Area | yes |
| Air Pollution in Area | yes |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Hydronic Floor Heat (radiant) |
| Cooling System | Conventional Forced Air - A/C |
| Ventilation System | Heat Exchanger |
| Whole House Filtration | Active charcoal |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Municipal |
| Wastewater System | Municipal |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Shingles - Wood |
| Interior Finish | Earthen Plaster |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Tile |
| Roof Material | Asphalt Composition Shingle |
| Window Material | Other |
| Insulation Material | Air Crete |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 1 |
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