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Lyons Household
Jan 2, 2021
We built our home back in late 2006 and move in Feb 2007. What's uniq... Read more
We built our home back in late 2006 and move in Feb 2007. What's unique is that this home uses SIPS panels in place of studded exterior walls. This makes for a tighter fit thus reducing air leakage which lowers energy costs to heat and cool. We heat both would a dual fuel forced air unit and a wood stove to offset costs. We have an 8.745 kw PV solar array installed in 2014 that produces enough electricity to zero out our monthly bill. We also collect all rainwater off the roof and attached garage store it in 2 (1000) gal tanks buried, to do all of our outdoor watering. We compost all of kitchen scraps and use that to fertilize our garden and of course take advantage of the curbside recycling thus eliminating a need for regular trash pickup. My wife and I are interested in learning how to reduce our footprint further and look forward to learning from others.
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Kraus Household
Feb 20, 2017
I am currently undergoing a kitchen renovation. All materials that wi... Read more
I am currently undergoing a kitchen renovation. All materials that will be removed, and not recycled through my daughter, will be taken by my contractor to the ReStore to be used. reused.
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Chan Household
Aug 21, 2016
Among our many blessings is being accepted in this Power Saver Retrofi... Read more
Among our many blessings is being accepted in this Power Saver Retrofits program. While waiting for our audit, our air conditioning died in July when we were having the worst heat and humidity. We were very impressed by the professionalism and knowledge of Matt McDaniel and Kyle Heister who did out audit. Hagerstown Heating & Cooling was our contractor, who also did a phenomenal job for us. Because we had to work, we were not able to always be at home when they came, but granted them access to do what they had to do. Being able to do that showed how trustworthy these people were. We had a good experience from start to finish. We now have AC that works very well, and we thank everyone involved who made this happen for us.
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Marcello Household
Apr 7, 2016
Good Day
Bought a fixer upper.Boy oh boy needs lots of fixing. My obje... Read more
Good Day
Bought a fixer upper.Boy oh boy needs lots of fixing. My objective is to focus on the green space for better atmosphere and to reduce my consumption of resources.
Go Go Green,
Mike
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Chapman
Feb 22, 2016
On 12/14/15 had 24 solar panels installed by Sustainable Energy System... Read more
On 12/14/15 had 24 solar panels installed by Sustainable Energy Systems. I am thrilled to finally be part of the solution of saving energy and helping the environment.
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The Vasseur-Hoffman Family
Apr 17, 2015
We are currently in the process of building a "near zero" home in Brun... Read more
We are currently in the process of building a "near zero" home in Brunswick, MD. Modular pieces have been built and will be placed on the land beginning of May, with a move in date of July 1st. Action Items in this challenge was a nice check list for us when planning and designing this house. Instead of updating and retrofitting an older home, we are making sure everything is done from start to finish of this home build. It is being built as a passive solar home.
We do that too! We are in the process of installing a circulating pump with a timer to get warm water upstairs faster at certain times of the day.
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The Gurzick's
Feb 28, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1000142412788732378970457844317393245009... Read more
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323789704578443173932450096
Our green story made the cover of the real estate section of the Wall Street Journal
That is so cool! Thanks for helping to put Frederick on the map as a green place to live!
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Moore-Deliyannis Household
Feb 25, 2015
Getting ready for tonight's Green Home Challenge recognition event! I... Read more
Getting ready for tonight's Green Home Challenge recognition event! I am looking forward to seeing our certified households and recognizing them for their accomplishments- including an estimated $840,000 savings per year in utility costs! Plus we are able to give out some great prizes thanks to our event sponsors.
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Norris Household
Feb 9, 2015
After making energy improvements we put in aprox $14,000 of solar elec... Read more
After making energy improvements we put in aprox $14,000 of solar electric (after gov incentives) and we are now net zero with no electric bill. Our house is all electric so with the sale of the energy certificates earned by the solar our home actually pays us to live there!
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