This house uses passive solar design and local lumber for the frame.
This house uses passive solar design and local lumber for the frame.
This house uses passive solar design and local lumber for the frame.
Contact Name(s): Uriel Carpenter
Address: 598 Bostwick Road, Enfield, NY 14850
Type of Building: Residence/Home
Year Built: 2006
Designer/ Builder: Uriel Carpenter, Mollie Farnham and Mike Carpenter with local subcontractors.
Square Feet: 1000
Building Features: open/flexible interior, passive solar design; Eco-Block insulated crawl space foundation; local lumber used in framing, siding, flooring, wainscotting and trim; metal roof; water-based low-VOC finishes; grid-tied PV system; double-stud walls with R-24 damp-spray cellulose infill; R-44 to R-48 celiing/attic insulation; air-sealed throughout; high-efficiency direct-vent Rinnai propane heater as a single-source supply, low U-value doors and windows.
Guillermo Metz
Solar & Agriculture Sr. Resource Educator
gm52@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 185
Last updated September 29, 2015
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