Project posted by Enertia Building Systems Inc.
Brandywine
North entry. In the foreground is the "Powerhouse" shed with batteries and Photovoltaic panels on the roof. Totally independant.
Backup Woodstove in the Living Room. Doors, window, and arch, open to the sunspace.
The sunspace, with floor grills to allow solar heated air to rise in winter. Mass Timber walls store the heat energy. In the summer, awnings shade the windows, and the same grills allow heat to rise and escape through the attic windows in summer. Foolproof, simple, innovative.
Entry, from the North airlock
Kitchen with window to the sunspace
Living Room
Furnished Sunspace. Everyone's favorite room
Opening in the upper sunspace, allows heat to circulate in Winter, to escape in Summer
The North mass timber airshaft under construction, ready for the rafters to be dropped in place.
Details
Square Feet
1940
Bedrooms
3
Full Baths
3
Partial Baths
1
Credits
From Enertia Building Systems Inc.
This Brandywine is an off-the-grid Geo-Solar home in the Stanislaus forest area of California.
Chosen for its off-grid self sufficiency, earthquake resistance, and fire resistance, it was built by a fireman and his family from an Enertia® pre-cut numbered kit, manufactured in North Carolina.
Batteries in the "powerhouse" covered in PV panels provide all the electricity in this isolated area.