Sustainable Westport and the Town of Westport have announced that the recipient of its third Residential Green Building Award for Achievement in Sustainable Design and Construction is 227 Hillspoint Road.

Date: September 23, 2019
Project Team: Robin Tauck, Owner
Architect: Michael Greenberg
Consultant: TecKnow

This house, completed in January 2018, is a zero-energy-ready residential home and the third residential recipient of the Green Building Award for Achievement in Sustainable Design and Construction.

When Robin Tauck bought the property, and the adjacent lot, she wanted to maintain the feeling of the small beach community at Old Mill Beach. In furtherance of this, she set out to maintain the same footprint of the existing tear down to minimally impact the environment and create a model for future homes.

She also built an innovative guest cottage, built in a similar vein as the main house.

The house uses many sustainable building practices and innovative technology, as advised by TecKnow, the Westport-based company that combines automation technology with green energy building materials and products. The house is run almost entirely off the grid, utilizing solar and Tesla Powerwall energy battery storage.

The house is an example of the pillars of the Green Building Award, including rehabilitation, energy efficiency, innovation, conservation, sustainability, and modeling for the future.