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Everything
in Isolation
This ‘Wattage Cottage’ offers a glimpse at what one
day might be sustainable features of every home.
When someone stays at the “Wattage Cottage” in Cuyuna, Min-
HOME OF THE YEAR
nesota, to get away from it all, they’re getting their wish. The
1,222-square-foot recreational rental house, known as the
2022 Cuyuna Project, has almost no connections to the outside world.
Most Innovative Sitting on 6 acres in the mountainous Cuyunas Lakes region,
Green Builder’s 2022 Most Innovative Green Home of the Year
winner is completely off grid and self-sustaining.
From the Judges
“Proof that a great
thermal envelope with
high efficiency systems
can have low enough
draw that it can be
operated with solar panels
and storage batteries.”
Project Stats
NAME: Cuyuna Project, Cuyuna, Minnesota
BUILDER: Tom Puzak, Puzak Properties
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Tom Puzak, Puzak Properties
DEVELOPER: Tom Puzak, Puzak Properties
SIP MANUFACTURER: Energy Panel Structures,
epsbuilding.com
Light minded. Extra-large, solid U-Factor windows throughout the home offer energy-saving natural PHOTOGRAPHER: Structural Insulated Panel
light. CREDIT: COURTESY OF SIPA Association (SIPA)
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