Affordable solar homes for sustainable communities

Conference · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:361874

Rawlings, L K ^[1]

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1. Fully Independent Residential Solar Technology, Inc., Hopewell, NJ (United States)

With support from DOE, a team of design professionals, builders, and manufacturers have developed and begun marketing a series of factory-built integrated solar homes which are price competitive with ordinary homes and easy for prospective homeowners to obtain. These integrated solar homes combine passive solar design; highly insulated, airtight construction; high-efficiency lights, appliances, and HVAC; photovoltaic power; and solar hot water. In most cases, they can be built for less than the prevailing cost of comparable new homes in their neighborhoods. Currently these factory-built solar homes are being used in two sustainable community projects. The first is a co-housing community on Cape Cod featuring affordable solar homes, extensive common facilities, and community-supported, sustainable agriculture. The second is a low-income townhome project in Philadelphia aimed at revitalizing a struggling neighborhood.

• OSTI ID: 361874
• Report Number(s): CONF-970441--; ISBN 0-89553-212-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
LOW INCOME GROUPS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
THERMAL INSULATION