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"Sower Sun" by Van Gogh

The SunCottage Logo - Click to Link to Blog Page

Plans - East Side View

Plans- Side View - Click to Link to Blog Page

South View

South View - Click to Link to Blog Page

Solaflect Tracker located in Norwich

A SolaFlect Tracker - Click to Link to Blog Page

Siding from the Lift

Shawn works on the Clapboard - Click to Link to Blog Page

Main Floor Layout

Radiant heat loop - Click for Blog Link

Dunne & Calder

Mike Dunne - General Contractor - Click to Link to Blog Page

December 2018

West View - Click to Link to Blog Page

Lounge Chairs, Float and Beach

Kedron Valley Pond - Click to Link to Blog Page

On Nantucket

Hunter & Jess Melville - Click to Link to Blog Page

Rob Adam's Bifacials in Norwich

Sun through a Tracker - Click to Link to Blog Page

At the Transformer

Green Mountain Power hooks up - Click to Link to Blog Page

130° Hot Tub Water!

Wood Chip Heat - Click to Link to Blog Page

Project Chief Jason Higgins

The Crew - Click to Link to Blog Page

Main Level Floor

Concrete slab support - Click to Link to Blog Page

Gap Mountain Well Drilling

Geothermal Drillers Arrive - Click to Link to Blog Page

Ready for the Membrane

Main Floor View of the Green Roof - Click to Link to Blog Page

Added concrete to the Wall

Bottlewall Work - Click to Link to Blog Page

From the South West

Hot Tub Room Framing - Click to Link to Blog Page

Fracking Disaster

Main House Overflow - Click to Link to Blog Page

Carpentry's his game

Shawn Newcity - Click to Link to Blog Page

Crew Chiefs

Mike & Jason - Click to Link to Blog Page

Placing the Tracker Post

Solaflect Crew in Action - Click to Link to Blog Page

Telling Time the Old-Fashioned Way

Sandial A Natural Clock - Click to Link to Blog Page

To Be Embedded in Concrete

Radiant Heat Loops in the Basement - Click to Link to Blog Page

Initial Excavation

Jim Farrell Digs the Hole - Click to Link to Blog Page

Woodstock Fire Department

Practice Drill - Click to Link to Blog Page

The Donut Hole

Cottage Lot inside the Main Property's Acreage - Click to Link to Blog Page

ICFs create a Warm oundation Shell

Insulated Concrete Forms in Place - Click to Link to Blog Page

Phil's House

Destroying the Old Cottage - Click to Link to Blog Page

NEV: A Neighborhood Electric Vehicle

The SunCar - Click to Link to Blog Page

Plans - Main Level

Bedroom, Kitchen, Bath, Living & Mud Room - Click to Link to Blog Page

Geothermal Source for the Heat Pump

Vertical Ground Source - Click to Link to Blog Page

Woodstock Fire Department

Cutting through the Roof - Click to Link to Blog Page

Plans - West View

Tim Ouellette Plans- Click to Link to Blog Page

Over the Hot Tub Room

Green Roof Benefits - Click to Link to Blog Page

For a Warm Basement

Insulated Concrete Forms - Click to Link to Blog Page

Sun, Clouds & Mountain

BottleWall in frame- Click for Blog Link

HRV vs. ERV

Energy Recovery Ventilation - Click to Link to Blog Page

50° underground all year round

Earth Tube in the Utility Room - Click to Link to Blog Page

Pellet Stove - A Sustainable Back-Up

Wood Pellets - Click to Link to Blog Page

WoBo - The World Bottle

Heineken = Sustainable Building - Click to Link to Blog Page

Plans - North View

A Classic Cape - Click to Link to Blog Page

Solaflect Tracker produces 40% more

Energy Comparison- A Tracker vs. Fixed Panels - Click to Link to Blog Page

Time Lag vs. Depth

Stable Temp the Deeper you Go - Click to Link to Blog Page

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Lower level, hot tub, exercise and utility rooms - Click to Link to Blog Page

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Power's Landscaping crew - Click to Link to Blog Page

Hot Tub Water Source

Spring House uphill from the Cottage - Click to Link to Blog Page

Maximum Window Insulation

Triple Pane Windows - Click for Blog Link

Possible Micro-Hydro?

Waterfall on the path to the Inn - Click for Blog Link

Clouds, Hills and Lakes

Bottle laid out for the Wall - Click for Blog Link

1802 Farmhouse

The Main House - Click for Blog Link

BottleWall System

How a Trombe Wall Works - Click to Link to Blog Page

For Hot Water Heating

Woodchip Temperature Gauge - Click to Link to Blog Page

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Lower level - Click to Link to Blog Page

Phil's House

The 'old' cottage - Click for Blog Link

Set on a Hillside

Proposed footprint - Click to Link to Blog Page

East Panorama

View to the East - Click to Link to Blog Page

Just Downstream from the BottleWall

Pottery Mill Wall - Click to Link to Blog Page

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Moving the Hot Tub to the Outside - Click to Link to Blog Page

Follow the story of the creation of a Vermont Passive house; net-zero, off-the grid and available for rent. Located on a hillside in South Woodstock, Vermont. Set on a country road, bounded by fields and streams. Join us as we build it from the ground-up. Solar tracker for electricity, geothermal for heat, spring-fed chemical free hot tub for simple enjoyment. We're building it for you, come travel with us-

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37) SunCottage Complete!

                   August 24, 2020 

36) Available for Rent!

                   February 13, 2020 

35) Furnishings & Triskelions

                   April 23, 2019 

34) Green Roof & Appliances

                   August 15th, 2018 

33) Between Snow & Summer

                   May 27th, 2018 

32) Sauna, Painting, Tile & Nest

                   April 1st, 2018 

31) Tesla, Geothermal ... Plasterers

                   February 17, 2018 

30) Solar Tracker is Online!

                   December 31, 2017 

29) Grid Connection & New Panels

                   December 31, 2017 

28) Interior Work

                   December 24, 2017 

27) Views of the Exterior

                   December 22, 2017 

26) Woodchips & a Bifacial Tracker

                   December 15, 2017 

25) Well Capping & A Minor Disaster

                   December 7, 2017 

24) Deep Wells, Green Roof & Chips

                   November 24, 2017 

23) Roofing, Windows, Bridge & Time

                   November 14, 2017 

22) The Crew & the SolaFlect Pad

                   October 31, 2017 

21) Walls & the Earth Tube

                    September 30, 2017 

20) Framing & Plan Change 

                    August 31, 2017

19) Foundation, ICFs & Radiant 

                    July 31, 2017

18) Demolition, Firemen & Footings 

                    June 15, 2017

17) Floor Plans   

                    June 2, 2017

16) The SunCar   

                    May 31, 2017

15) The Green Roof   

                     May 30, 2017

14) Energy Recovery- ERV or HRV?   

                     May 25, 2017

13) Triple Pane Windows, ICFs

                     May 24, 2017

12) Hot Tub-Small but Beautiful  

                     May 20, 2017

11) Solar Chimney 

                     May 18, 2017

10) The Tesla Battery- The Heart     

                     May 3, 2017

9) The Bottle Wall   

                     May 1, 2017

8) On Whey and Woodchips   

                     April 27, 2017

7) Geothermal  

                     April 13, 2017

6) Key Elements of the Building 

                     March 2, 2017

5) A True Passive House?                         

                     Jan. 26. 2017

4) The Systems: Solaflect Tracker   

                     Dec. 14, 2016

3) What to Build  

                     Nov. 23, 2016

2) The Story of the Old Cottage  

                     Oct. 22, 2016

1) SunCottage Genesis                         

                     August 29, 2016

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