218 Hope Valley Road, Hebron, CT 06248

Want to save on energy costs??? This home features both passive & active solar design (see additional remarks). Garage space ?? 4 Cars -- 2 up and 2 in lower level garage of detch garage.. Pool ?? Ingrd .. Horses.. Pasture aready in place .. Need barn house is an acorn structure (now owned by deck-house) solar series design - passive components include south facing solarium, brick chimney mass and a ~350 sf radiant energy thermal mass floor (heat sink). (Heat sink construction is 4" of concrete over 12" of peastone all within a rigid foam board insulation covered by mexican quarry tile.) The heat from the sun is absorbed during the day & released on the 5-6 hour delay through the night. In the summer, the thermal mass helps cool the house by absorbing the heat during the day. The house design encourages the circulation of heat naturally. During the summer, clerestory windows exhaust the heat through natural circulation. Active components include 420 sf of solar collectors mounted on the south facing roof at a 45 degree angle. The heated water in the closed system is stored in a ~2,000 gal insulated tank which provides both hot water & heat assistance - active system est. To provide ~40 mil btu's annually .