There's an old / new kind of home in the home building industry: a hybrid home. Hybrid homes are built utizing two or more construction types. For instance, Bonin Architects designed a hybrid home in Candia, NH, with timber framing, structural insulated panels (SIP panels), conventional 2x material, and conventional insulation material.
The center section of the hybrid home is timber frame and SIP panels. The Master Bedroom has timber rafters with SIP panel walls, roof, dormers. The Master Bedroom connector: SIP panel walls with conventional roof, while the garage utilizes conventional 2x material with batt insulation.
A hybrid home might better fit your client's family's needs - and budget. If budget is a concern, consider combining building methods. Using high performance SIP panel construction for the majority of the home, and conventional material in areas such as the garage, can reduce the overall square foot cost of the home.
For more photos of this home under construction, visit our www.boninarchitects.com/underconstruction.html.
Principal Architect, LEED AP, member of AIA specializing in green homes, energy efficiency design for homes and light commercial with green materials, timber framing, SIP panels and renewable energy.
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