Green Homes

House: Built in 2002, 4247 square feet plus 1700 finished basement System Description: Vacuum tubes on the roof contain copper rods filled with glycol. As the rods heat up from the sun, the glycol boils and bubbles to the top.

House: 100 years old   1800 square feet Household size: 2 adults System Description: Radiant heating was installed under the kitchen and back hall floor to replace an old radiator in the cabinet under the sink. For more information about radiant

Saving energy and reducing the carbon footprint in your sustainable yard 1. Plant trees strategically to use less energy to heat or cool your house.   Evergreen trees on the northeast side of a house buffer cold winter winds. Deciduous trees

House: Built in 2004; 2,992 square feet System Description: 30-panel photovoltaic array producing electricity (not hot water) of about 8,500  kWh per year. It is a grid-connected system, meaning that the unused electricity is fed into the electrical grid, making

House: Built in 1950’s, remodeled multiple times most recent addition 2008.  2800 square feet System Description: The co-generation system produces electricity and heat at the same time. When the heat is turned on, a small generator (MCHP — micro combined

House: 90 years old System Description: In a closed loop piping system, water is pumped 300 feet underground, where it takes on the 55 degree underground temperature. It is pumped back into the basement to a heat pump unit with

Garden Philosophy – Create a small, beautiful and bountiful, local eco-system using as little input from outside as possible.  This includes feeding the soil, watering and our choice of plants.   We have a large flowerbed and grow about $500 of