Page 18 - Green Builder March-April 2017 Issue

FROM THE JUDGES

“I love this project –– the

integration into the

landscape, the use of Advantageous siting.
The east-west orientation
natural materials, the maximizes views and provides
Earth sheltering. solar gain in winter.
design to withstand The home is bermed into

the weather of the the hillside, protecting it
from wind and weather.
Gallatin Gateway area. Temperatures, with wind
chill, can drop to single digits
Well done!” from fall to early spring.

Weatherproof
cladding.
Geothermal heating Durable, rough-sawn
fir siding does not
and cooling. require any oiling or
Unlike most heat pump maintenance.
scenarios, an exceptionally
deep well allows the
ClimateMaster unit to handle
water supply and return.

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