Halifax County, NS

St Margaret's Bay

Keywords: dhw, greenhouse, hydronic space heating, passive

Size:

3100 sq ft, 3 baths, 4 bedrooms.

Energy Percents:

50% passive, % active, 50% external

External Sources:

Wood: 3 cords,

Cost & Value:

Cost: 260000, Assessed value: 242000

Purpose

Primary residence, home office.

Economics & Performance

Feels great, no drafts. Bit too warm in summer - eventual stack high in ceiling., ~100$/mo electricity including hot tub, winter: thoroughly satisfied,

Lot Characteristics

Sloped South. 2 Acres at grade, wooded.

Description

Passive solar wood frame, wood clad., Don Roscoe design & built., No particleboard, Engineered slab, in-floor warm air recirculation ducts

Comments

"We love the house", Construction finished end of 2001, still finishing it,

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What would we do different?

Not much - more storage, more light in TV room, perhaps an extra spare room