Tour of strawbale house in Ecovillage, VA
Following the second hour discussion on installing a solar array at the meeting house, Bob Hanson will be facilitating a tour/viewing of the Williams' strawbale house in Ecovillage, VA. Meeting was very supportive in our effort to build the house, providing workshop labor and a large bag of pennies to get it started. Everyone is invited to walk through and see what was built.
Directions from MD: Immediately after the Rt. 15- Point of Rocks Bridge, on the Virginia side, take Lovettsville Rd to the north. Go five miles to Taylorstown road and take a left. Go one mile to the Ecovillage development and turn left onto Hickory Shade Lane- one mile to house.
Features of the “low carbon” constructed house:
- Passive solar design
- Polished concrete floors
- Nutricycle System for recycling of body products, garbage, graywater
- Timber structure
- Exterior Lime stucco, breathable
- Interior, unpainted plaster walls
- Radiant floors
- Green roof
- Active solar hot water
- Straw bale walls
- Reclaimed wood floors
- Reclaimed doors
- Ceiling fans (no air-conditioner)
- Whole house fan
- Sleeping porch
- Rain barrels
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