• FSEC's sustainable, rot and rust proof PVCiPs envelope (polyvinyl carbonate insulated panel system) lowers summertime temperatures inside the cottage. Adding a 1” layer of polyisocyanurate panel to the inside will increase the thermal performance during the winter.
• Select a dark colored roof to absorb solar radiation.
• Frame a rigid acrylic flaps edged with nylon pile weatherseal, doggie door within the wall, to keep the cold air out (similar to what you find in large walk in freezers). Use a clear pane of plexiglass for the window.
• Three solar electric (photovoltaic) panels power a “tail-safe” ceiling fan (summertime), charge a battery for a porch light and charge another battery for a an electric heated bed cushion.

Sustainability is achieved through several means:

• Sloped porch floor so “rain supplied water bowl” overflows away from the cottage.
• Grout and mortar with latex allows tile floor assembly to expand and contract without harming the structural or aesthetic integrity of the cottage.
• PVC cement bonded connections and stainless steel hardware.

K-9 Ergonomics in this case means the cottage was designed with a dog’s life in mind.

• Entry on longitudinal façade encourages the K-9’s instinctive “circling” behavior prior to lying down.
• K-9 profiled window, door and storm shutters.