Tour of Jackie's Solar Home
From: Janet H. Pelletier (janetpelletiercomcast.net)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:44:06 -0700 (PDT)

Hi George,
We'd love to see you at the tour! If anyone else wants to come, just let me know via the list or directly to my own email.

We'll be starting at 10AM on October 19 at Jackie's house. She says she typically plans to cover the following points, but of course will talk about what ever we want:
-What makes this home sustainable?
-What does it look like? Can it only look like this one?
-What's it like to live in?
-Does it really work?
-What does it cost to build? Ongoing?

Here's Jackie's address and other information about her house.

105 Schwenk Rd
Perkiomenville PA 18074

Square Feet: 2017
Builder: Owner/Builder - Jackie O'Neil w/ consulting support from
Consilience, LLC
Building Style: Comfortable Contemporary
Year Built: 2006
Construction or Renovation Cost: $404,000
Fuel Type: geothermal
Annual Heating Fuel Consumption: net zero energy; no fossil fuel
required--but have propane fireplace for backup
Annual Electricity Use: 907 kWh
Year of PV/Solar Hot Water System: 2006
Components: 5.25kw array system; (30) BP solar 175i (Integra
frame-less) PV panels Fronius 5100 Inverter; Combi Switch; Solar
generation meter
Insulation Type: SIPs(Structural Insulated Panels)

Building Features:667 Daylighting, Energy Star Appliances, Energy Star
Rated, FSC Certified Wood, Geothermal Heat Pump, Grid-tied
Photovoltaics, Heat Recovery Ventilation, Hybrid vehicle,
Instantaneous Hot Water, LEED Rated, Non-toxic Products, Passive
Solar, Radiant Floor Heating, Recycled Materials, Super Energy Efficient

Other Building Information: Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) framing
system; electric operable clerestory windows; locally harvested
interior wood trim, piers, flooring; stained concrete 1st floor with
radiant heat distribution, geothermal heating & cooling, fiber cement
& stucco siding, zero VOC finishes, Energy Star lighting & appliances,
low flow plumbing fixtures including 1.0 gallons per flush toilets,
all tile showers, granite counters...

General Information: You, too, can have no utility bills, and no need
for fossil fuel! See for yourself--the first 2 net-zero energy LEED
Gold-certified homes in the US, designed using state-of-the-art energy
modeling, that also employ healthy materials and sustainable use of
resources. Highlights include a 5.25kw grid-tied solar electric system
using BP Solarâ's latest 175i frame-less Integra panels, structural
insulated panel (SIP) framing, geothermal heating & cooling with
radiant floor distribution, stained concrete floors, locally harvested
woods, healthy finishes, native landscaping and so much more. These
homes went 'all out', to exemplify how all homes could be built
sustain-ably, cost-effectively and beautifully in our region. This
home is featured in the Fall 2007 Northeast Sun magazine!

Special Considerations: There are 2 homes to tour: 103 & 105 Schwenk
Rd. Start at 105 Schwenk Rd. Ample parking on side of long gravel
driveway at 105 Schwenk Rd.; Cats rule both homes.

--Janet


Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:54:06 -0400
From: "George Loza" <george.loza [at] verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Concord Ecovillage has found land and developers!
To: "'Cohousing-L'" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>

Dear Jackie;
     I would like to attend the tour of Jackie's solar home.  May I have the
exact address, so I can Mapquest it?  I have been on your Email list for
some time and have meant to attend Concord Villages' events.  I have been a
member of Altair Cohousing and have met Jackie once, and have seen photos of
her home, and have great interest in that I am an architect. I live in
Spring City (next to Phoenixville) in Northern Chester County.
Yours,
George Loza


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