Don’t let its traditional silhouette fool you: this home features a grid-tied solar photovoltaic array just south of the property, which supplies the family’s annual average powers usage. Large steel beams and columns flank the patio, framing views of the landscape. Photo 1 of 8 in A Family Salvages an 1880s Barn to Create Their Nearly-Net Zero Escape by Caroline Wallis from House of the Week: An Eco-Friendly Family Retreat Built with Reclaimed Materials

A Family Salvages an 1880s Barn to Create Their Nearly-Net Zero Escape

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Don’t let its traditional silhouette fool you: this home features a grid-tied solar photovoltaic array just south of the property, which supplies the family’s annual average powers usage. Large steel beams and columns flank the patio, framing views of the landscape.