• 2,900 Square feet, 3 Bedrooms, 2 ½ baths in SW contemporary style
• Durisol block wall system w/ stucco finish (long lasting and zero maintenance product)
• SIPs 10” roofing panels
• Passive solar design, including:
• South facing glass – Milgard fiberglass windows with LOF hard coat glass on south facing windows (only) and highly insulated glass at all other sides of the house
• Overhangs sized to shade the south windows in the summertime, yet allow the maximize amount of sun in during the winter months
• Slab floors at daylight basement and Durisol block to hold heat in winter and contain night-time flushing/cooling in the summertime
• Main living spaces are located on the Southwest corners of the home
• This solar home is on a “view” lot, the home orientation and window placement were carefully selected to capture the views, yet also create a passive solar home that meets (and exceeds) the Oregon State Energy Department’s requirements for a solar home. In addition, this home will meet the Oregon State Energy Department’s requirements for a Zero-Net Energy home. It is not a part of their program simply because they are focusing their resources on smaller, production homes.
• 3 KWH Photovoltaic system
• Solar water heating system
• Lifebreath heat-recovery ventilator/high efficiency forced air furnace with solar hot water coil as an additional air heater (the heat exchanger plate is the “pre-heat” and the hot water coil will bring the air up to a higher temperature)
• Takagi instant water heating and domestic hot water back up
• Clearstory windows for active solar heating into North side rooms. They will also create passive solar night-time flushing/cooling

Design by Cheryl Heinrichs Architecture