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Created on: 17 May 2011
 
Calkins Residence

Below are photos featuring green aspects of this home. Click on the images to see the slideshow.
  • View of the home's entry and north side. Using strawbales the home has a high insulation value. Native plants are watered using greywater and collected rainwater.
  • The home is a renovation/addition of a 1947 home. The existing home was wrapped in strawbales. Solar panels on the roof offset 80% of the home's remaining heating and cooling loads.
  • The home before the strawbales were plastered. Windows were salvaged from existing home, habitat for humanity, or a local salvage company. Laminated beams and advanced framing helped conserve wood.
  • The strawbale walls reduced air infiltration into the home and added significant insulation to the existing building. Each bale was tied to the existing structure for stability.
  • Plastering over the strawbale walls. PV panels peek over the roof line.
  • While many of the windows were reused from the old home, some were salvaged from other places such as these octagonal windows in the master bath. They were acquired from a local antiques store.
  • The Pondorosa Pine is all local and finished with low-VOC coatings. To save energy the wood is not kiln dried or sawed/planed in a factory sawmill. The latillas were salvaged from another project.
  • American clay, a brand of clay plaster, was used to coat many of the interior walls. This no-voc material contributes to the building's great indoor air quality.
  • This is the home's "truth window", which allows you to see the structure that lies beneath the stucco exterior.
  • South facing greenhouse collects heat in the winter. Interior Stucco on the walls and the brick floor add thermal mass to keep this room warm in the winter.
 

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