The freedoms of living off-the-grid can be rewarding as well as comfortable. This article focuses on the electrical and active solar systems that augment the efficiency of the previous post that featured the design of the passive solar home. It’s a textbook-perfect passive solar home because they utilized all the design principles of efficient...
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This off-grid, owner-designed and built house is one of the most impressive passive and active solar combinations I’ve seen. Located at an elevation of 9,000 feet in the Colorado mountains, on a windy, snowy January day, after entering the home, I experienced a quiet confidence and a solid feel of warmth and comfort. ...
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Local, Scrumptious and Sustainable – Efficiency at Western State College’s Rare Air Cafe This article was reprinted with additions, due to the fabulous nature of the many implementations that continue to take place at the Rare Air Cafe at Western State College under General Manager Jon Coady. – We all do it. Eating is...
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This passive solar straw bale house is situated in one of the coldest places in the nation. Gunnison, Colorado, ranks within the top 5 cities with the average coldest temperatures in the United States, yet the insulating properties of the straw bales make this an efficient and comfortable passive solar home. An amazing aspect...
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Sustainability and Efficiency at Western State College’s Rare Air Cafe - We all do it. Eating is a basic (and pleasurable) function of all living things. When the production of food is prepared and consumed on a massive scale, as in cafeterias, the amount of potential waste can increase exponentially. Using a streamlined approach...
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