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When Ellen and Rich approached Unity in 2020, they wanted to creatively consolidate their living situation. Their primary residence was in the Hudson Valley, and they owned a property several hours away in Mystic, CT that they used on weekends and for short-term rentals. Would it be feasible for them to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) behind the rental property they already owned, and move there?

The builder of this Zum-style home in northwest Connecticut also happens to be the owner. Mason Lord of Hudson Valley Preservation has decades of experience restoring and renovating historic buildings. When it came time for Mason to build his own home, he chose to work with Unity. Because Unity prefabricated and assembled the high-performance shell of his home, Mason didn’t have to do the “heavy lifting.” He also knew that Unity’s careful attention to material selection, detailing and building science would result in a home that’s healthy, comfortable and very energy efficient.

Sarah and David came to Unity with a vision for a home that would live lightly on the planet, and reflect the sense of stewardship they feel for the earth. They also saw their new home as a gift to the future, anticipating that their daughters would continue to enjoy it after they’re gone. They found the perfect property on which to build in Alstead, NH, and a company that resonated with their values in Unity Homes.  

Donna and Catherine decided to move out of Provincetown after having lived there for many years, because it was getting too crowded and busy, and the maintenance on their two-story 1850s house was unceasing. The clincher was that the house was in a flood zone, and as Donna put it “in twenty years, it will be under water!” The couple were drawn to Unity’s process and values, and decided that the Xyla model with its one-floor living would work well for their needs. 

When Amy and Craig emigrated to Vermont from Massachusetts a decade ago, they moved from an 1870’s farmhouse to a Cape that was built in 1760. They did what they could to make the Cape more energy efficient – including adding a PV system to the roof, but eventually the maintenance required by the house and the forty acre property began to feel like too much. They began thinking about downsizing into a modest, energy-efficient house that would have low utility bills and be easy to maintain. 

For twenty-five years, Cindy and Bob Maynard ran adventure travel companies that brought groups of clients on walking, hiking and biking trips all over the world. Ten years ago they decided to dial back on their traveling, and settle more fully into life in northern Vermont. 

When Alexis accepted the job of Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, she and her husband Chris were faced with the prospect of finding housing in Hanover.

When Danielle and Adam were researching options for building a new high performance home, she began looking online, and he followed up with a friend who had recently built a home in Maryland. They were pleasantly surprised to learn that one of the more interesting companies she had found online – Unity Homes – was the same company that had provided the shell of their friend’s home in Maryland. 

Chris and Sue were living and working in the Boston area when they began considering the possibility of moving to the Upper Valley area of Vermont. They and their two young daughters would often spend weekends in Quechee, VT, where they were drawn to the landscape, the activities, the culture and the pace of life.

After growing up in New England and then moving away for school and work, Laura dreamed of returning and having a farm. She didn’t make it all the way back to Vermont, but she and her husband Bill were eventually able to settle in southern New Jersey in an area of fertile farmland to pursue a more resilient lifestyle.

Thanks to Pat’s long career in the diplomatic corps, she and her husband Darryl have lived in many different countries and experienced a wide variety of housing types. In Norway, they became enchanted with hytter, the small cabins in the woods that every Norwegian family seemed to own. While renting these cabins for weekend getaways, Pat and Darryl found that they liked living remotely in the woods and decided to pursue this lifestyle in the U.S. for their retirement.

Like many Unity clients, Bryant and Ruth came to Unity via Bensonwood. Back in the 1990’s they bought all of Tedd Benson’s books, visited Bensonwood’s former shop and offices, and dreamed of one day retiring in a timber frame home.

When the property adjacent to her home on Cape Cod came on the market, Sarah jumped at the chance to purchase it. Her vision: to transform the three dilapidated cottages on the property into housing that would provide benefits to her and to the community.

Jill’s “romance” with Hanover began in the late 1950’s at a Dartmouth Glee Club concert. That young man standing front row center whom she’d never met—the one with the beautiful baritone who sang two solos—that undergraduate eventually became her husband.

A simpler life: this is what Amy and TJ were seeking when they began thinking about building a new home.

When Carol and Howard embarked on the journey to build a new home, they were already experienced in home construction, having built or renovated 4 homes and moved 14 times in their more than 60 years of marriage. With this experience under their belt, they were confident in their decision to have Unity build their final retirement home.

Dana and Kathy had long been fans of Bensonwood, the company that gave rise to Unity. When the time came to plan a new lakefront home, they were pleased to see that Unity’s Tradd platform fit their needs perfectly.