This is an older home that continues
to be tampered with by the owner - tweaking his house seems to be an ongoing
passion. Most of the things you will see in this house are standard in today’s
building market, so the biggest feature here is the reuse of an old home (1979)
to bring it up to a minimum standard in the early 21st century! This is a good
example of what we should be doing with older homes, rather than scraping them
off and building a new house with all the embodied energy that entails. Since
2001, the homeowner has added a cooling unit to the house, yet still reduced
its carbon footprint by over 79%!

- Passive Solar Features
- 6 Solar tubes
- 2 ceiling fans
- Evaporative Cooling
- Sun tempered design
- Photovoltaic Panels
- 4620 watts from 21 panels
- Roof mounted
- Grid –tied
- Minimal utility bills
- Thermal Envelope / Thermal
Comfort
- Triple glazed
- Low-e windows
- Insulating window curtains
- Lighting
- Natural light in all rooms
- 6 Solar tubes
- 101 CFL bulbs and one incandescent
- High efficiency furnace
- Transportation / Lifestyles
- Electric, hybrid or biodiesel
car
- Use of bicycles
- Carpooling
- Recycling
- Gardening (tomatoes)
- Green Features
- Cellulose insulation
- AFM safe coat paint
- Pre-engineered trusses
- Water Features
- Low flush toilets
- Some xeriscaping