Charlestown architects erect flood-proof house

CHARLESTOWN – While elevating new homes for protection from sea-level rise is now standard building practice, one architectural firm has taken designing for climate change to a higher level.

Architect Megan Moynihan and project manager Andrew Baer, co-founders of Oyster Works in Charlestown, have designed a custom residential home on a local coastal salt pond that incorporates green techniques designed to let water enter and exit the building while also preventing mold and rot, The Westerly Sun reported.

The house incorporates the principles necessary for building along the coast in anticipation of climate change, Moynihan said.

Its first floor is elevated to 18 feet on deeply drilled concrete piers that are connected to one another and the house above. It is built with nonpaper materials that can get wet and dry out easily, such as fiberglass-faced drywall and mineral wool insulation. It also employs ventilated wall systems. •

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