Natural
Living: Home Section - Place
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site provides many opportunities to take advantage of natures
resources for free: |
- Access
to Sunlight
- Orientation
- Slope
of Land
- Resources
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This aeriel view of the award winning Wilson Natural home shows
the perfect site conditions including trees to the north, open
space sloping down to the south, and direct south orientation.
Visible in the picture is the wind turbine tower just south
west of the house. Copyright 2004 John Wilson |
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Access
to Sunlight
Orienting
the house towards the sun provides the most basic use of natural
solar energy. During site selection look for land with trees
on to protect the home from the wind and lots of good solar
access.
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Orientation
Align
the shape of the house on the site in order to ensure that
it is able to collect as much sunlight as possible (a requirement
for colder climates, shading may be preferable in warmer climates).
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Slope
of Land
Improves
the access to solar energy when it falls on the side of the
home where sunlight predominates.
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Resources
Look for
easy access to natural resources for building including trees,
sand, vegetation that can be used as straw, bolders, and wind.
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Wind power
combines with passive and active solar design techniques to
create a comfortable and inspiring natural home that blends
with the landscape. Copyright 2004 John Wilson |
The natural
landscape sets the tone for the lines and angles that perfectly
collect energy from the sun just like the surrounding wild flowers.
Copyright 2004 John Wilson |
To contact John
Wilson about the Wilson Natural home or about the Solar Village
development being planned please send an email to john.wilson@naturallifenetwork.com
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More Information
on the Web on how you too can take advantage of solar, wind, straw
bale, green roofing and to learn much more about the construction
of the Wilson home see - http://www.NaturalLifeNetwork.com/wilson
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Breathe Architects
/ Martin Liefhebber
The firm is the award winning architect for the Wilson House.
Breathe Architects is an unique design firm with leading edge expertise
in ecological and renewable energy systems. The firm combines a
variety of interrelated disciplines to develop affordable and environmentally
adept housing.
Web: www.breathebyassociation.com
EMail: info@breathebyassociation.com
Phone: 416-469-0018
Kolapore
Construction Inc. (formerly C & R Construction) / Colin Richards
Kolapore Construction is in the custom home construction business
with a distinct view to the integration of natural, ecologically
friendly, and renewable energy resources.
Email: gregory.richards@sympatico.ca
Phone: 905-880-2732
Phantom Electron
Corporation / Leonard Allen
We are innovators, committed to a leadership role in the development
and utilization of solar electric technologies in mainstream applications.
Our team is building a unique company that is powered by vision...
a vision that sees our products providing an avenue for transparent
integration of renewable energy into everyday markets.
Web: www.phantomelectron.com
EMail: sales@phantomelectron.com
Phone: 905-430-6512
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2004 John Wilson |
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News...
Solar
in the City: Award Winning Green House Documentary
SunFest
Sustainable Living Event
Design
eXchange sustainable design award winner 2003
Natural
dream - Toronto Star article, 2003
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an Old-fashioned Barn Raising
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