Trombe Wall

This shows the trombe wall, which captures and holds the solar energy in the winter and releases the heat to the house through radiation.

View through Hallway

This is the view through the hallway to the living room.

Lit From Within

The front of the house at sunset, showing the interior lighting

Front Walkway

Front walkway in front of passive solar wall

Inside View

view of the kitchen and dining area, with loft/library above

Western Face

Western face of the house showing attached gazebo with outdoor fireplace

House at Twilight

same (eastern) view of the house at twilight

Ceiling Details

Douglas Fir ceiling details and wall above trombe wall

Living Room

view into living room area looking south

Living Room View

living room view taken from dining area

Kitchen

kitchen and stairs to the loft

Stairs to Loft

stairs to the loft

Southern Face

Southern face of the house with blooming Hawthornes

Southern View

Southern face of the house with blooming Hawthornes

Blooming

Winter Scenes

Winter Scenes

Rick

Rick with construction dog, Woodrow

Trombe Construction

Construction of the trombe wall with embedded steel columns

Framing of Solar Hallway

framing of the solar hallway

Homeowner Kent

Homeowner Kent with an insulated window header

Gazebo

Gazebo and walls framed up, roof framing under way

Kathy in Gazebo

Homeowner Kathy in the newly framed gazebo

Rick & Steve

Rick and Steve installing the cable rail balustrade. Note the hickory sapling top rail.

Kickapoo with Ice

Framing in Progress

Fireplace Mantel

Alan chainsaws the fireplace mantel out of a curved cherry log (also featured: Rick’s gloved finger)

Insulation

The wall framing is being filled by a blown-in recycled cardboard insulation

Rick & Kent

The ceiling is covered with mesh and then blow-in recycled newsprint insulation is blown in

World’s Greenest Homes

Kent, Kathy, Emmanuel Belliveau, and architect Thom Greene (taken during the filming of “World’s Greenest Homes” on Planet Green.)