1.
Paula Shandro Strawbale
house
404 Hills Upper
Road, Hills
Just after Reiben
Rd. heading north, right hand turn off the highway.
Straw bale, post
and beam-wood harvested from own land, simple construction for a limited
budget, use of salvaged and collected materials.
2.
Kip Drobish 5 ways
of solar power
113 Reibin/Reiben Rd. Hills
100m off hwy, 1st carport on the left.
100m off hwy, 1st carport on the left.
Using the sun in 5 ways:, greenhouse, solar electricity
with battery system, solar hot water, photovoltaic, passive heating. PIEV (plug
in electric vehicle).
Oso Renewable Energy - solar products dealer and solar installer.
3.
Sean
Walsh Artsy renovation
711 Union Street New Denver Hwy 6 right opposite Odin's pub at the Valhalla inn.
711 Union Street New Denver Hwy 6 right opposite Odin's pub at the Valhalla inn.
A
renovated a 1950's house: full insulation, cedar shingles, clay plaster on
walls, wooden ceilings and floors. Tadelakt shower (Maroccan lime plaster),
local materials and artsy details. www.thebughouse.tumblr.com
4.
John
Fyke Solar power and more
202 Kildare, New Denver
Follow the 'H' hospital sign from the
highway, one block in on your right.
Owner built timber frame/2x6 stud wall
construction, single storey, 1185 sf.
3.6 kw photovoltaic (grid tied) and
solar hot water, insulated thermal mass heated with roof ventilation,
insulated slab that is water heated. Wood stove with thermosyphoning hot water
boiler for electric water tank pre heat.
5.
100-mile house, light-clay Silverton Cole Harris
7232 Harris Rd. End of road, pass 2 barns and 3 homes. Stop at furthest and newest house. 250-358-2476
Light-clay house by Norbert Deurichsen, 13 in walls, solar electricity, wood heat and wood water heating. 90% of lumber cut and milled on site. Local made windows.
7232 Harris Rd. End of road, pass 2 barns and 3 homes. Stop at furthest and newest house. 250-358-2476
Light-clay house by Norbert Deurichsen, 13 in walls, solar electricity, wood heat and wood water heating. 90% of lumber cut and milled on site. Local made windows.
6.
Little Slocan
Lodge (Strawbale, off-grid, micro-hydro) Little
Slocan Ron LeBlanc
The Little Slocan
Lodge is a 3000 sq ft straw bale timber frame building set on 230 acres
bordering Valhalla Provincial Park. It is powered by an off-grid micro-hydro
system.
(From Winlaw) drive north on Hwy 6 and turn left at Slocan City onto Gravel Pit Road. Drive straight on Gravel Pit Road over the Slocan River bridge, and keep going. Cross Gwillim Creek bridge, veer right at the Little Slocan Forest Service Road sign, then cross Mulvey Creek bridge. Stay on the forest service road, veering right at the big switchback turn. Watch the red and white km marker signs - just past km marker 8 you’ll see a sign on the right marking the parking area for the Little Slocan Lodge. Please park here and walk in (about a 5 min walk.)
(From Winlaw) drive north on Hwy 6 and turn left at Slocan City onto Gravel Pit Road. Drive straight on Gravel Pit Road over the Slocan River bridge, and keep going. Cross Gwillim Creek bridge, veer right at the Little Slocan Forest Service Road sign, then cross Mulvey Creek bridge. Stay on the forest service road, veering right at the big switchback turn. Watch the red and white km marker signs - just past km marker 8 you’ll see a sign on the right marking the parking area for the Little Slocan Lodge. Please park here and walk in (about a 5 min walk.)
7.
Strawbale house,
natural material reno Appledale Peggy Frith
8.
David and Susan Stevenson 6519 Bailey Road
250-226-6701
Bailey Road is located just off the Back Road, about halfway between the Perry Siding bridge and the Winlaw bridge. It is on the uphill side of the Back Road, about 100 m north of the north end of the Youngs Road loop. When you turn onto Bailey Road, our gate is straight in front of you, just to the left of the old barn. Drive in through the open gate and park at the uphill side of the house.
250-226-6701
Bailey Road is located just off the Back Road, about halfway between the Perry Siding bridge and the Winlaw bridge. It is on the uphill side of the Back Road, about 100 m north of the north end of the Youngs Road loop. When you turn onto Bailey Road, our gate is straight in front of you, just to the left of the old barn. Drive in through the open gate and park at the uphill side of the house.
Strawbale
construction on the main floor
wood stove
for cooking, heating main floor, and preheating water for electric hot water
tank
infloor
hydronic heating for basement and backup heating on main floor
9. Off-grid, solar innovative home and garden Winlaw Janean Strong or Stephen Opp matrixmagick@live.com
5592 Hoodikoff Rd,
Winlaw
Go to Winlaw, Turn
off of Hwy 6 onto Hoodikoff Rd which is very close to Sleep is for Sissies
restaurant. Drive up Hoodikoff for approximately .5 km and turn right onto
Hoodikoff Rd. If you keep going straight, the road has changed into Ducks Way.
Drive on Hoodikoff Rd for approximately 300 metres at which point road goes
right, driveway on left (for Ricardo’s) or straight up hill which is our place.
There is an address sign at the bottom. NOTE: Google maps is not accurate.
Features of house:
o 100% off-grid solar/generator powered
post&beam home.
o Walls are 14” thick (double wall system). Roof is 16” thick for increased insulation value.
o Commercial grade hot water tank with 3 internal heating coils.
One coil heats from Solar Evacuated Tube Collector Array system
Another coil supplies hot water to in-floor heating
Third coil heats potable hot water
o Radiant in-floor heating throughout whole home
o House lighting is low-voltage 12Volt with majority being LED lights
o Walls are 14” thick (double wall system). Roof is 16” thick for increased insulation value.
o Commercial grade hot water tank with 3 internal heating coils.
One coil heats from Solar Evacuated Tube Collector Array system
Another coil supplies hot water to in-floor heating
Third coil heats potable hot water
o Radiant in-floor heating throughout whole home
o House lighting is low-voltage 12Volt with majority being LED lights
o Sauna that contains high-efficiency
catalytic wood stove providing heat for sauna, large house addition, and
greenhouse (through large underground insulated culvert). Sauna also
incorporates large thermal mass (rocks) to store heat energy.
o Refrigerator and freezers are high-efficiency 12Volt appliances.
o Pioneer Princess wood cookstove provides heating, cooking, and thermosiphon hot water to water tank.
o Takagi propane on-demand hot water to equalize hot water temperature as needed.
o Water is engineered self-priming gravity-fed system through 3” pipe over 4000’ feet from source.
o Front gate: Remote controlled Mighty Mule brand powered by solar-charged batteries.
o In-ground A/C, D/C, and water stanchions throughout yard.
o Electric fence: 12Volt power supply.
o Washer/Dryer high efficiency and durability A/C models.
o Central vacuum system
o Solar-powered security/yard lights.
o Solar-powered water
feature under construction.o Refrigerator and freezers are high-efficiency 12Volt appliances.
o Pioneer Princess wood cookstove provides heating, cooking, and thermosiphon hot water to water tank.
o Takagi propane on-demand hot water to equalize hot water temperature as needed.
o Water is engineered self-priming gravity-fed system through 3” pipe over 4000’ feet from source.
o Front gate: Remote controlled Mighty Mule brand powered by solar-charged batteries.
o In-ground A/C, D/C, and water stanchions throughout yard.
o Electric fence: 12Volt power supply.
o Washer/Dryer high efficiency and durability A/C models.
o Central vacuum system
o Solar-powered security/yard lights.
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