Of all the sustainable features or techniques we incorporated into our house, the hardest one for people to understand is our Ground Source heat pump, often referred to as a Geothermal HVAC system . YouTube has some videos that explain it better than I can.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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CROSS SECTION of RAIN GARDEN
this is pretty close to how our rain gardens are built
Walking down the ramp, out the front door - it's great not having any steps
Construction of water retention area along west property line. This photo also shows the southern side of house which was designed to maximize passive solar opportunities.
Many neighbors find blue racers nesting
Final inspection day was pretty dreary outside, and petty exciting inside