Green House Tour

See the “Greenest House Around” and take

a personal tour with the Harum-Alvarez

family. Their home boasts energy bills

that are 75% lower than similar houses

in their neighborhood, achieved through

simple methods that did not significantly

increase the cost of the house:

1.   Florida “Cracker” style
   

2.   Solar chimney with cupola
   

3.   Thermally massive concrete walls
   

4.   Geothermal cooling & heating
   

The house is sculpted into its site, with

fruit tree terraces and a cellar containing

a composting system for toilet waste. The

spring-like pool uses solar heating and

pumping. Click for a diagram of the house.

Next Tours: Saturday, October 2nd:

    4 pm: the “classic” version of the tour!

    (no design pro tour scheduled yet)

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