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The Science BY STEVE AND SUSAN RATERMAN EASLEY
HEN BUILDING OR REMODELING ANY HOME, you have thousands of products and
technologies to choose from. Professionals and our clients often ask what products
of Selection W put in our house.
and technologies we would select for our home.
First and foremost, we would never recommend products to anyone that we wouldn’t
Our choices are honed from decades of real-world field experience from projects throughout the
U.S. The products we select must make homes more durable and longer lasting, energy efficient,
Choosing the optimal comfortable, and provide a healthy indoor environment to live and work in. In addition, resiliency,
sustainability and long-term impact on the environment are key factors of our selected products.
products and technologies We believe electrification (moving away from fossil fuels) is ultimately in everyone’s best interest.
for the Scottsdale This is especially true in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, where the air has a high particulate level. The solar
ReVISION house means photovoltaic (PV) battery system we select will allow us to most efficiently generate and store electricity,
and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Reliable, renewable energy systems are more affordable than
carefully balancing art and ever, so we will be switching our heating, cooling, hot water heating and cooking to all-electric systems.
We’ll have more to say about the products and systems selected for the Scottsdale ReVISION
performance. House as re-construction proceeds over the coming months. For now, here’s a preview of our
selection list so far.
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