....power house? Well, maybe not so quite alternative power, but definitely an energy efficient house. My fiance and I have been readily planning the future - he's already on houses whilst I'm still on deciding whether to escape to Vegas or plan the large Italian festa. However, my energy-conscious Physics teacher of a fiance has learned of a Web site called Enertia from a fellow teacher, and it looks like we can purchase a kit to build a dream house that is not only modestly priced, it's energy efficient.
While surfing Google News on energy, fuel and such, it's no wonder I'm absolutley petrified of owning a house that will eat up our money, no thanks to rising oil and fuel prices. I'm happy as a renter, having my heat and hot water included in my monthly check on the first of every month. I don't have to think about it, much less budget for it. Electricity could be cheaper, too but that's what you get for being a tech-savvy chick - a somewhat ridiculous bill. Hey, I have two computers - what did you expect?
The science of an Enertia home is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
From the Web site:
Energy-Engineered(tm) wood walls replace all siding, framing, insulation, and paneling. The air flow access channel ("Envelope") runs around the building, creating a miniature biosphere. Solar heated air circulates, boosting geothermal energy from beneath the house, storing it in the wood walls. Thermal inertia causes the house to "float" between the cycles of night and day and even between the seasons.
There's a lot more to the science of an Enertia home, so I suggest reading on it if this is something that interests you.
I'm not only conscious of the telecommunications world and the technology that supports it. I'm interested in all sciences, especially if it can give me a good home that is not only comfortable and rather unique in layout, but an energy efficient power house.
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