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2006 Minnesota Solar Tour
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Lilyerd Residence
1599 270th Avenue
Mora, MN
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Two photovoltaic arrays and a backup generator.
All passive solar design, totally off-grid. Built to last 200+ years
with no upkeep. 500 yards of cement. ICF construction all the way
to the roofline. 16-inch-thick S.I.P. panels for roof. Standing
seam metal roof. Water catchment system with leaf guard. Four inches
of rigid foam under cement slab. 12,000 square feet of in-floor
heat. Triple-pane windows with fiberglass frames.
System Components
 
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2 photovoltaic arrays |
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In-floor heating |
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Triple-pane windows |
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Integrated passive solar systems |
Directions
Click
here for Google map (Note: This map shows
a rough estimate near this new, unmapped location.)
Take Highway 65 (Central Avenue) north past
Mora approximately 6 miles to County Road 19 (260th Avenue). Turn
left (west) at County Road 19 (260th Avenue). Go approximately 2–3
miles and turn right (north) at stopsign at County Road 8 (Jade
Street). Go approximately 2 miles and turn left (west) at County
Road 88 (270th Avenue), which is a dirt road. After about 1 mile,
you will go down a small hill, at the bottom of which is a dead
end sign and a narrow road sign, right where the township road goes
west but the main road turns left (south). Continue west on the
dead end road and go 2.5 miles to the house, which is on the west
side of a large beaver pond. Questions: (612) 770-4340.
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