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Turn-key Case Study
Solar Village Custom Zephyr - Buena Vista, Colorado
This home is at 8,000 ft in the rafting and peak climbing capital of Colorado, Buena Vista. The home was designed to take maximum advantage of its location right on the beautiful Arkansas River, with views of the river from most rooms and a private river side patio for summer entertainment. Heat is provided by the the countries first Thermal Storage Window that stores heat from the sun all day and radiates the heat indoors at night, for FREE heat in the winter. Supplemental heat comes from a high efficiency (95%+, 2-stage) furnace and a high efficiency (98%) tankless water heater.
Other unique features are hand made natural plaster showers and sinks in the 2 bathrooms, cork flooring in the kitchen/family room, and pine beetle kill wood flooring in the great room. The exterior is cedar stained cementious siding and metal wainscoting that will last a lifetime. The great rooms' fireplace is the first clean burn rated open wood fireplace available in the USA.
Overview:
| Location |
Square Ft |
Bedrooms |
Bath |
When Built
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| Buena Vista, Colorado |
2470 |
3 |
2.5 |
2010 |
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Built Green
- Passive solar orientation & design
- Super-insulated Icynene walls & ceilings
- Thermal Storage Window
- High efficiency (95%) gas Furnace - 2 stage
- 98% efficient tankless water heaters
- Clean burning wood fireplace
- Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV)
- Super-insulated ICF concrete foundation
- Solar Tubes for natural light
- Dimmable energy efficient lighting
- Energy star appliances
- Water sense toilets & faucets
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Sustainable Materials
- Cementious 50 yr cedar colored siding
- Efficient & maintenance free fiberglass windows and doors
- Eco countertops (recycled glass)
- Durable slate floors
- Cork flooring in kitchen & family rooms
- Pine beetle kill wood flooring
- Natural plaster in baths
- No VOC paints
- Low VOC cabinets
- Metal siding and roof elements
- 40 year roof shingles
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