West Guilford Area Loop
Stop 9
Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve - Sawmill
Come
to the Sawmill at Haliburton Forest and see how Biochar is made! Biochar is created from leftover wood
material produced by sawmills (i.e. woodchips, sawdust, and bark) through a
process known as ‘pyrolysis’. Pyrolysis refers to the heating of wood in
the absence of oxygen. Biochar has proven benefits when added to soils, such as
improved plant growth and carbon sequestration. Biochar-additions are being
monitored in recently logged forest sites and backyard gardens.
Stop 10
Derek Zoldy
This property is an Off Grid Solar
Confederation Log Home with no dependency on Hydro One. Once established there
was a need to expand the system to
accommodate the energy needs. The system is now a 1.8 Kilowatt system
which meets current electricity needs.
Geothermal Heating and Cooling, Radiant Floor
Heating, Rainwater Collection, Living (green) Roof, Solatube Solar Light Tubes,
Locally Milled lumber, Triple Glazed Inline Fiber Glass Windows, Non-Toxic
Finishes, Timber Framed Entrance, Site-installed Straw bale with lime plaster finish on
exterior, Clay plaster finish on interior, refabricated straw bale wall
sections from Nature Built Walls Systems, Woodchip-clay infill system, Wattle
and daub infill with lime plaster finish at timber frame entrance.
Stop 12
Limnion -
Lorne Heise
LIMNION Geothermal Transfer Systems is home
to industry leading research and development of an expanding range of renewable
energy products. The LIMA-1 in-water technology is a unique product which
utilizes the endless supply of solar energy which moves through our lakes,
rivers and oceans to heat and cool homes and buildings. We are currently
constructing a world class research and development facility at our location at
the Stanhope Municipal Airport
Business Park
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Stop 13
Jamie Nash
1417 McPhail Road,Algonquin
Highlands
1417 McPhail Road,
Jamie renovated his property and
put in a Net Metering System. The system provides energy to the Hydro
grid that can be banked for months where energy production on site is low. The net metering system reduces the
dependency on energy from Hydro One and shields the property owner from
fluctuations in the cost of hydro.
