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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

 

See more information on strawbale construction and Ecovillage

Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Ecovillage
41065 Hickory Shade Lane
Lovettsville, VA 20180
United States
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