Finally Bought Some Land II

[Ras72]

Good points regarding humidity and filtration. Perhaps I need to lessen my grip on fenestration R values and concentrate on conditioning.

[jesseth]

Highly highly recommend you hire someone with experience in MidAtlantic conditioning specifics, it's a very unique climate, especially when you get into low load houses like you're describing with very high quality enclosures I na humid environment.

Some very smart outfits worth contacting so you don't DIY yourself into a partial load / humidity mess:
John Semmelhack or other in Charlottesville: https://www.comfortsquad.us/home
Alison Bailes' group in Decatur: https://www.energyvanguard.com/hvac-design/

Alison even wrote a book recently that is great for what you're thinking about: https://www.energyvanguard.com/book-...he-or-does-it/
Also this book is also really really excellent, a bit cold climate centric, but it gets pretty cold up on the ridge: https://www.tauntonstore.com/pretty-good-house
https://www.prettygoodhouse.org
Matt Risinger's The Build Show on YouTube also talks a lot about modern high performance construction & HVAC.

Always an ERV in houses like yours, and almost always dedicated de-humidification in your climate. Then fill in the rest with air source heat pumps only is where almost everyone ends up.

[j44ke]

Highly highly recommend you hire someone with experience in MidAtlantic conditioning specifics, it's a very unique climate, especially when you get into low load houses like you're describing with very high quality enclosures I na humid environment.

Some very smart outfits worth contacting so you don't DIY yourself into a partial load / humidity mess:
John Semmelhack or other in Charlottesville: https://www.comfortsquad.us/home
Alison Bailes' group in Decatur: https://www.energyvanguard.com/hvac-design/

Alison even wrote a book recently that is great for what you're thinking about: https://www.energyvanguard.com/book-...he-or-does-it/
Also this book is also really really excellent, a bit cold climate centric, but it gets pretty cold up on the ridge: https://www.tauntonstore.com/pretty-good-house
https://www.prettygoodhouse.org
Matt Risinger's The Build Show on YouTube also talks a lot about modern high performance construction & HVAC.

Always an ERV in houses like yours, and almost always dedicated de-humidification in your climate. Then fill in the rest with air source heat pumps only is where almost everyone ends up.

Good info. Thanks for that.

[jesseth]

It's nice there is finally some books that are serious about the design & technical side of architecture and construction but accessible to normal people. Amazing buildings are possible now, but there is so so much chaff in the air from people trying to sell product that it's really hard to pick out a sensible way to build.