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McKay
Residence
29976 290th Street
Henderson, MN 56044
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This new construction home designed by the
site owners in conjunction with architect Richard Venberg includes
three areas within its 36' x 120' structure: a home (36' x 60'), shop
(36' x 30'), and garage (36' x 30'). Utilizing passive solar and energy-efficient
design, and fourteen solar hot water collectors, the site owners
anticipate that this system, completed in August 2007, will meet
90% of the building's total energy needs. It has been the site owners'
dream since the mid-1970s to design and build an energy-efficient
home, and they are not through yet. Future plans include incorporating
a masonry heater and a 4 kW PV system.
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Fourteen (4' x 6.5') solar collectors |
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Takagi propane tankless hydronic heater |
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Heat retrieval for zone heating via wall
radiant heaters |
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Passive Solar |
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Rastra walls from foundation to trusses |
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2-foot-deep sand layer below the slab floor
of the single-level house and shop for heat storage |
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Andersen (electronic remote control) roof
windows for natural lighting and ventilation |
