This Homestead House is designed to function off of the standard utility grid. It would be able to generate its own electricity with photovoltaic cells and with a small vertical axis wind turbine. The structure would be passively solar heated and cooled and the domestic water would also be heated by the sun. Rainwater would be collected off of some of the roof arches and directed to above or below ground storage containers. Many other alternative energy gathering and storage systems can be employed, including the possible use of solar and wind powered hydrogen manufacturing, for use throughout the house.
Posted by Steve Marshall at 03:53 PM/ET, August 03, 2009
Our colleague, Blair Brettschneider, writes about a massage therapist-turned-builder working to develop Maine's first off-the-grid subdivision, the Portland Press Herald reported.
Jason Peacock, of Portland, is trying to create his dream project, called the "Solar Village," on 34 forested acres north of Wiscasset.
Peacock's vision includes about a dozen tightly built homes with high-efficiency lights and appliances that run mostly from solar power, the newspaper reported.
Peacock recently showed the progress of his 1,000-square-foot model home that he hopes will one day be part of the subdivision.
The house has an insulated concrete floor, sprayed foam insulation in the walls and ceiling, a metal roof and siding made of fiber-cement and recycled lumber, the Press Herald said.
Peacock is accredited at the highest levels of healthy, energy-efficient construction by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. He runs the company "Platinum Green Inc." with his wife.
Peacock is largely financing and building Solar Village himself and has met some challenges as buyers pulled out due to the economy. After things pick up, Peacock said he would eventually like to move his family to the Solar Village.
"I want to bridge the gap between the hippie generation of the 1960s and modern technology," Peacock told the Press Herald.
Here is a link of an example of plans for house off the grid:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/08/offgrid-subdivision-in-works-in-maine.html?csp=34
Posted by Steve Marshall at 03:53 PM/ET, August 03, 2009
Our colleague, Blair Brettschneider, writes about a massage therapist-turned-builder working to develop Maine's first off-the-grid subdivision, the Portland Press Herald reported.
Jason Peacock, of Portland, is trying to create his dream project, called the "Solar Village," on 34 forested acres north of Wiscasset.
Peacock's vision includes about a dozen tightly built homes with high-efficiency lights and appliances that run mostly from solar power, the newspaper reported.
Peacock recently showed the progress of his 1,000-square-foot model home that he hopes will one day be part of the subdivision.
The house has an insulated concrete floor, sprayed foam insulation in the walls and ceiling, a metal roof and siding made of fiber-cement and recycled lumber, the Press Herald said.
Peacock is accredited at the highest levels of healthy, energy-efficient construction by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. He runs the company "Platinum Green Inc." with his wife.
Peacock is largely financing and building Solar Village himself and has met some challenges as buyers pulled out due to the economy. After things pick up, Peacock said he would eventually like to move his family to the Solar Village.
"I want to bridge the gap between the hippie generation of the 1960s and modern technology," Peacock told the Press Herald.
Here is a link of an example of plans for house off the grid:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/08/offgrid-subdivision-in-works-in-maine.html?csp=34
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