Firmin-Parker House
803 Rogers Street N.W.
Olympia, 98502
Owner: Mary Ann Firmin/ Jerry Parker
Builder/architect/solar designer :Thomas Nelson Designs - (360)866-
3845; Kirk Haffner/ South Sound Solar - (360) 951-7861
SYSTEMS
_X_ Active solar (describe system components)
_X__ photovoltaic (module make and size; inverter make and model
if available) (Wired for PV; PV not installed at this time)
__X_ hot water
Heliodyne flat plat collector for domestic hot water
_x_Alternative/innovative building envelope/exterior walls (strawbale, SIP,
Cob, ICF)
SIP roof; rain screen on roof; magnesium oxide (AirKrete) foam insulation;
1” exterior insulation; rain screen on metal flashing
Rainwater catchment
10,000 gallon dry well . Rain garden planned.
_X_Water use reduction/conservation
Dual flush toilets/ low flow shower
X__Wastewater (aerobic, rockplant, filterbed, composting, etc.)
Composting
MATERIALS
_X_Engineered wood materials
Gluelam beams
Fiber-cement sheathing with minimum 50 year life; stained by owners.
X__Sustainable lumber (harvesting, reuse, local species, etc.) Wood
floors are reclaimed flooring from Fort Lewis; stairs are reclaimed wood
from Everett fishing dock
__Low-toxic materials
; AirKrete foam insulation; non-toxic concrete floor stain, no VOC interior
paints
__Recycled materials (contents, reclaimed, etc.)
Reclaimed flooring from Fort Lewis thru Windfall lumber; reclaimed wood
for stair stringers and treads thru Windfall lumber
__Minimization of materials (no paint on stucco, stained concrete floors,
etc.)
Stained concrete floors with non-toxic New Look.
__Construction waste reduction (job site recycling, shredding for mulch,
soil stockpiling?
All wood waste shredded for mulch; all metal recycled.
OTHER
__Reduced EMF
__High efficiency (appliances, water heater etc.)
All appliances are “Energy Star”
On demand water heater for domestic and radiant floor
__ Minimized impact on site
__ Permaculture
__ Other site analysis (existing flora, fauna, dowsing etc.)
In progress - six trees on site maintained . Rain garden planned. Design
assumes no irrigation.
__ Non-toxic pest control; (physical, products etc.)
Physical pest screens at base of rain screen
___ Automobile (hybrid, bio-diesel, electric car)
House is within walking and bicycling distance of school, park, grocery,
bus, cafe, and downtown Olympia
Year your project was completed or went on line: September 2008.
Interior and landscaping will be completed by owners over next year.
Kilowatt hours produced in last year ___________________________.
Description:
An infill project for retired couple with emphasis on energy conservation
and an innovative rain screen exterior for both the roof and the walls.
Rain screens have been constructed for both the roof and the exterior
walls. These are designed to prevent moisture build-up by providing an
exit path for any moisture that does penetrate the roof or the sheathing.
A rain screen for the roof assures structural integrity of the house will not
be compromised by a failure in the SIP units that constitute the roof.
The slab on grade concrete floor provides a thermal mass for the radiant
heat that is supplied to the floor from an on-demand gas heater. A solar
hot water panel preheats the water in the on-demand heater.
Design includes provision for wheelchair access to key facilities should
that be necessary. House is in preliminary stage of livability; owners plan
to complete interior (trim, cabinets as time, money, and familiarity with the
structure and their real needs dictate)
Landscaping will emphasize native plants. Rocks from the site will play a
major role in such landscaping. No irrigation of landscape is planned. A
small vegetable-herb garden is planned above the large drywell.
Directions:
From downtown Olympia, proceed across the Fourth Avenue Bridge, past
the two roundabouts and up Harrison. Turn right onto Rogers near the
top of the hill on Harrison. Proceed eight blocks to the corner of Rogers
and Giles. The house is two blocks south of the West Side Olympia Food
Cooperative.
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