Highlands East Area Loop
Stop 4
Nick and Liz
Case
1555 Contau Lake
This property is an
example of how going off the grid is attainable for individual households. They use a combination of two wood stoves, a
generator, solar panels, and propane to generate heat and electricity.
Stop 5
Josh and
Heather Bramham
This property
features an off-grid system, powered by wind turbine with a propane back up
generator. Solar panels are currently being added to the system. A compact, efficient design (1200 sq ft.)
utilizes the benefits of passive solar.
This home was built from locally harvested pine logs, which are
renewable from managed forests and has incorporated reused building materials
(i.e. kitchen, bathroom fixtures).
Stop 6
Wilberforce
Library
Sustainable
building course is currently on-site as the building is in progress. Features
include: Rain Water Collection (to be used by adjacent Community
Garden) Air Source Heat Pump Four different wall systems using natural infill
(Hempcrete, Straw, Blown Cellulose, Clay Straw Slip) Timber Framed (Local
Timbers) Arbour with living roof Locally milled siding Natural Plasters Triple
Pane Windows Passive Solar Window Alignment and as they say...much, much more.
