Learn from the Past to Build for the Future

Sussex County, Delaware 1760: Double-Cell & Double-Pile 1800: Added Two-Story, Single-Pile Addition 1850: One-Story Rear Service Ell, Added Service Wing in Back The Hunter Farm House

Houses of Levittown

Canadian Study

Rationale for SAGE House Rising Cost of Construction Income Suppression Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels Rising Global Temperature

Components of Affordability Transportation Maintainability House Size Utility Costs Taxes, Insurance Components of Affordability

Changes to City Zoning Codes Smaller Lot Size Size of Home: minimum of 1,400 sq.ft. to 900 sq.ft. Roof Pitch

Focus Group 24 Door County Residents Cross-Generational Selection Process Focus Group 24 Door County Residents Cross-Generational All Income Brackets Multiple Household Types

Focus Group Overall Preference: very clean, streamlined modern look Outcome Focus Group Overall Preference: very clean, streamlined modern look Developed: open concept 2BD 2BA home Design Challenge: accommodating “stuff”

Cross Sections Preliminary Studies

Taxes Maintainability Utilities Bank involvement Lifecycle Costs

SAGE Model A

SAGE Deconstructed All Electric WUFI-Passive Modeling R-34+ walls R-20-R30: Under and Around Perimeter of Slab R-68: Roof/Interior Volume Multiple rebids

2015…2018 Rising construction costs Tariffs & trade wars Loss of trained workforce Low interest rated Global Warming 2015…2018

Economic Impact of Materials High gwp materials Increased global temps Droughts, floods, storms Loss of buildings& resources Massive rebuilding High demand of materials & labor Increased buildlng costs Bottom line strategy Economic Impact of Materials High gwp materials & waste = global warming = increased storms/drought/fires/win ds = loss of housing & loss of materials = higher costs

The Impact of Buildings Environment : 40% Sense of Community Insurance Industry & Taxes Fire & Wind Damage Replacement Cost = loss of resources The Impact of Buildings

Future of SAGE Develop additional single family and multi-family plans Net-Zero-Ready No Fossil Fuels!!! Universal design: modular? Manufactured? 3D printed? Future of SAGE

Financial Solutions Life-Cycle Assessment vs. Bottom Line Green Mortgage* Subsidize Energy Efficiency Price Controls? World Green Building Council Financial Solutions

Local Governments Change Zoning Codes Mandate Stricter Energy Codes Incentivize Sustainable Design and Planning Encourage and Subsidize Infill Local Governments

The Future Starts…Now Carbon Neutral Re-train builders & designers Promote “less is more” Change zoning codes Change energy codes The Future Starts…Now