Carter Scott has built 18 homes in Massachusetts without any heat in the bedrooms
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Carter Scott was one of the first builders bold enough to build a cold-climate home heated by only two ductless minisplit units (one in the downstairs living room, and one in the upstairs hallway). Skeptics predicted that the unheated bedrooms would be cold and uncomfortable. Yet Scott was confident that the home's excellent thermal envelope — with high-R walls, triple-glazed windows, and low levels of air leakage — would keep the homeowners comfortable even when the bedroom doors were closed.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Carter Scott - Needham 2.jpg (Photo of the zero-energy house built in Townsend in 2008)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/just-two-minisplits-heat-and-cool-whole-house
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Carter Scott - The Farmhouse.jpg (Photo of the Farmhouse model zero-energy home)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/7-22-2012 Gabe and Devens 008.JPG (Photo of a net-zero-energy house in Devens)
[5]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Carter Scott - double stud wall.jpg (Photo of double-stud wall framing)
[6]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Carter Scott - ductless minisplit.jpg (Photo of a ductless minisplit indoor unit)
[7]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Mistubishi mini-split exterior units.jpg (Photo of two ductless minisplit outdoor units)
URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/just-two-minisplits-heat-and-cool-whole-house
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