Bellwether on Main: Comfort, Resilience, Passive House; an AAC building

About this place
This listing is for a private home. There are also listing's for two bedrooms in the adjacent duplex with shared spaces on AirBnB.

Experience the extraordinary comfort of a certified net-Zero energy Passive House in the heart of Hillsdale's historic hamlet. The property, which looks out on the Taconic Mountains, is nestled between the Berkshires and the Hudson Valley, ten miles from Great Barrington MA and sixteen miles to Hudson, NY. The shops and restaurants in Hillsdale are in walking distance.

Similar to Dan's previous Woodstock Passive House, this is built with autoclaved aerated concrete. AAC, developed in Sweden in the 1920s, is a mainstay of construction worldwide.
This is the first demonstration site in the US and Canada for lightweight, hydrophobic, insulating stucco applied directly to external mineral wool insulation on an AAC structure.

Dan's work has been in the press as buildings ready for climate change. See GreenspringBuilding.com, or search “AAC Passive House” for multiple articles.

The space:
The two guest rooms are on the second floor. They have queen beds with ensuite bathrooms; one south bathroom has a shower, the north has a tub-shower combination. There is also a full first floor bathroom with a shower. All toilets have bidet seats. Enjoy the kitchen with an eat-in counter, open space living room, office with a work table and couch, and front and side porches. Induction and convection range; energy recovery ventilation for clean, pollen-free indoor air. All electric home; fossil fuel free. A home that looks historic and is surrounded by nineteenth century buildings yet is a home of the future.

Guest access
The entire home is private.
During your stay Dan (designer & builder) lives in the adjoining duplex, so is readily available. We can interact if you'd like; some come especially to learn about how this home was built. Yet it is ideal for anyone who'd like to experience a peaceful, healthy indoor environment.

Other things to note
This property provides exceptional comfort, ideal for any guest. It is also an ideal experience for architects, engineers, builders, and code officials, plus anyone considering building a home or larger scale commercial property. This creates an energy efficient, healthy indoor environment, free of common toxins.

Come for a peaceful stay in a town near many NY and MA cultural, historic, and scenic amenities (Tanglewood, Jacobs Pillow, Catamount Ski Resort, and many more).