This campus of sustainably designed houses will demonstrate a range
of low-energy technologies. The first house is a recycled
building with active solar, solar water heating, photovoltaic
generation, and rain water recovery. Subsequent houses are
purposed designed and will employ high thermal mass, solar
water heating, and photo-voltaic generation, as well as
construction from low embodied energy materials.
The site will be designed for year-round ground water management
using swales, wetland, and a central lake. These features
will create a focus for the four houses. The landscaping
involves small-scale earth works only, with vegetation and
field stone as an alternative to fences, making this a landmark
suburban sub-division. |
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