Comfortable passive solar house
Property
- Type:
- Residential
- Address:
- 1314 Whittaker Road, Newark, DE 19702
- Designations:
- Passive house
Technology
- Type:
- High Efficiency Hot Water
- Installed:
- January 1996
- Purposes:
- To heat hot water
- For space heating
Financial Details
- Own or Lease:
- Cash Purchase
- Additional Financial Notes:
- Electricity Use: 150/mo
What You Need to Know
Description:
Instantaneous Hot Water Amish-built post and beam saltbox style house. SIPs in the walls and roof. Open floor plan. Incomplete addition--you can view the plans.
Efficiency or Sustainability Improvements:
Daylighting, Energy Star Appliances, Passive solar, Radiant floor heating, Rain Barrels, Recycled Materials, Super Insulated Walls/ Roof
Open House Info:
From the intersection of I-95 and 896, exit north. Turn left at the first intersection. Continue to the first road going left, Whitaker. Turn onto Whitaker to third house on the right. Welcome banner on mailbox, gravel drive. Park anywhere. On two semi-wooded acres just south of I-95 near rte 896. Ongoing project to convert to all-native flora, new raised-bed gardens, "pet" chickens. Registered NWF backyard habitat.
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