A+E Architects, Green Architects, Sustainable Design Cape Cod

1277 Millstone Road

Brewster, Ma 02631

phone: 508.896.0051

fax: 508.896.6199

Construction Recycling: recycle as many building materials as possible, both on-site and using local transfer stations

Salvaged Materials: consider using salvaged materials such as clawfoot tubs, refinished wood flooring

Recycled Content Materials: utilize materials with both post-consumer and post-industrial recycled contect for example: denim insulatio, carpets with recycled plastic components

Regional Materials : use materials produced or manufactured within +/- 500 miles of building site. This takes into account the embodied energy of transporting materials.

Rapidly Renewable Materials: utilize materials that can replaced within 10 years or less for example bamboo or cork flooring in place of oak floors (50-100 years to replace itself)

FSC certified wood products: utilize certified wood for framing, millwork etc. This certification ensures the forests from which the wood came are being managed sustainably.

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	Resources:
	Forest Stewardship Council	green building materials
	construction recycling	g green design center
	NE salvage materials	ne green building

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firm focus				firm update: news & awards

A+E Architects, Inc. is a full service architectural design-build firm specializing in sustainable design, green building, and environmentally sensitive construction on Cape Cod, the South shore, and beyond. Alison Alessi, Architect, Leed AP and Bob Evans, licensed construction supervisor, have the experience to make your environmentally responsible project a reality.

Net Zero Energy House : Hyannis, MA

Thankful Chases Pathway: Harwich, MA An Energy Efficient Affordable Housing Projects Receives Leed Certification

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