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so•lar•ize (sō′lər īz′)
transitive verb solarized -•ized′, solarizing -•iz′•ing
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2. to overexpose (a photographic film or plate) deliberately during developing to create special effects
Join the Horowitz family – Craig, Laura and Will – as they build their new net-zero home in Spring Garden Township. The home has a passive solar design so that its energy requirements are low, and photovoltaic and hot water panels on the roof to provide the electricity that we need. We’ll break ground in October 2010, and hope to move in the summer of 2011.
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We Have PV
And then the photovoltaic (PV) panels arrived. ASCOM Electrical Service (http://www.ascomelectric.com/) is our electrician and PV supplier. They have also guided us through the process of the state and federal rebate programs for solar energy. More panels. And the full … Continue reading
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We Have Windows
Our windows and doors arrived at the end of March. We ordered them from Bieber Windows, a company in the Alsace region of France. The windows are double-paned, filled with argon gas. They have double weather-stripping as well. And are … Continue reading
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Roofing, Part II
Back to the blog — lot’s of updating to do. The roofing was done by Seth Rohrbaugh and crew — and a fine job they did. The flat backs are rubber. They will eventually be planted with trays of sedum … Continue reading
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Roofing, Part 1
The second week, they started roofing the main house. R & R Components built and delivered the roof trusses (as they had also done for the garage and entry hall). Looking good! Stu Van Ormer (right), old friend of Craig’s … Continue reading
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Framing
We’re making progress! Craig got together a great crew and in the middle of February, they worked for 2 weeks straight and got most of the framing done. The first step was to get the big center beam in place. … Continue reading
Weather Woes
It’s been a long time since I’ve added to this blog. Initially it was because nothing was happening. We got stuck in early December, waiting for the weather to get warm enough to pour the concrete slab for the first … Continue reading
Trenches, Part 2
Now we’re really down in the trenches. It was time to lay the geothermal lines around the house. The red tubing will be buried under 6 inches of crusher waste (ground up stone) and 4+ feet of dirt. Air in … Continue reading
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Trenches, Part 1
This was the week of trenches. We dug a trench from the street below up to the house to run water lines. We dug a trench from the house up to the electric pole and ran electric lines, cable (which … Continue reading
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The last wall section
By Monday afternoon, the last wall section was placed. And shortly after that, the guys from Superior Walls loaded one trailer on top of another and headed back to Lancaster with the trailers and the crane. The crew from Superior … Continue reading
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More walls
Monday morning, and Will gets a treat — he’s staying home from school to watch day 2 of installing the walls. He and Craig headed for the job site at 7:00 AM. First task, Will gets to operate the 60-ton … Continue reading
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