Water filled windows
Late Winters day
Daffodils the first sign of spring
March and the sun still shines deeply into the house
WOW! That can't be concrete, can it?
Acid stain finished
Carpentry class from Silver Lake Regional Voc, learning about new construction techniques
foundation forms
concrete going in over the Pex heating tubes
concrete pour
SIP's along south elevation
SIP's along north elevation
3 days from delivery to this point
conventional roof framing going on over the SIP's ceiling
Trim and roofing underway
where's the other half of the roof?
Tuesday Sept 30th
Tuesday Sept. 30th
Tom Pittsley: Builder Wendell Colson: thermal mass window inventor Linda Johnson: homeowner
solar windows during construction
south elevation
interior view of the windows during the day
interior view of the windows at night
Exterior view of the windows as work progresses
Closed cell foam insulation being applied to the catherdral rafters
Siding completed 11/17/08
Windows up close
South west corner of the house
Neighbor flying in to check out the house
North elevation
Winter Solstice !!!
First full day of winter and let the sun shine in!
Warming up to 72F 12/22/08
outside/inside temp at 1pm 12/22/08 the house has warmed from the night time low of 49.1F after 3 days of no sun
Water window temp at 1pm 12/22/08 first full day of winter 26.1F outside after 3 days of snow and no sun
Minimum temperatures experienced from 12/21-12/22/08 outside on top and inside on the bottom no heat has been installed in this house yet!
7:40pm 12/22/08 WOW the house has warmed over the last few hours, from after the sun went down. From 51F at 1pm to 53.4 at this time of night. Look at the outside temps dropping, while the house warms.
2 good days of sun and the house is warming nicely. Even with the lowest recorded temp of the year last night of 12F outside and 48.7F inside. Still not bad for no heat...other than the sun!!
Trombe-window temp at 3pm 12/23/08 outside temp was 30F
Jacuzzi tub in master bath
Tile going in master bath Jacuzzi tub and walk in shower
Almost done, waiting for the last few tiles to come in and a little paint
Geothermal ground loops
Geothermal heat pump, hot and cold storage pumps and radiant system Wow! complicated but very very efficient
Pump pack for the Geothermal ground loop, Gauges to mointor systems
Heat recovery ventilation system with recirulating mode designed to capture heat trapped in cathedral ceiling and circulate it throughout the house.
Geothermal heat pump pictured in center will provide all of the heat and cooling needed to the radiant slab, left tank is cold storage and right tank is hot storage hot storage tank to be suplimented with solar collector not yet installed
lots of gauges to monitor performance, tricky controls
Transforming concrete
tranfroming concrete 2
Acid stain when first applied
Acid stained concrete floor, it still needs another coat of sealer and a few coats of wax
Acid stained concrete floor, needs to be sealed and waxed
Acid stain before sealing
Acid stain before sealing and polishing
Acid stain finished 2
Inside of Water filled windows on March 24th 2009
Outside of water filled windows on March 23rd 2009
Energy star rated window on March 23rd 2009
Man do I hate doors! Look at the tremendous heat loss around this new, highly rated fiberglass exterior door.
Cold on the outside!
Warm on the inside!!!
