The Techbuilt wall system will provide an R-50 ceiling and R-30 walls, upgraded to R-35 with the application of CraneBoard, an R-5 insulated siding. Entirely factory built in Ohio, this addition was assembled on site in about four hours by three carpenters unfamiliar with this product.

The geothermal loops were installed in horizontal trenches. The proximity to water will provide a terrific heat exchange on the fluid. The WaterFurnace units are 3 tons of capacity each. Two are in the main building, and the third is in the cottage. Availability of space and efficiency were the driving points behind using a horizontal system instead of wells.

The 30 AstroPower photovoltaic (PV) panels on the cottage will produce 4 kW of power. The inverters are in the basement and interconnected to the garage and the power grid. A "net meter" will track the consumption and output from the power sources on site.

A hydraulic lift (in background, loading the garage) is used to set the PV panels on each roof surface.

The AstroPower solar panels are fully installed on the barn. This array will generate 7.O kW of power. The inverters are located in the barn next to a 100 amp subpanel and will backfeed into the main house. The garage and cottage arrays will generate another 7.2 kW.

The front profile is nearing the final touches. Landscaping will be completed in the spring. The Therma-Tru entry door has been added and fits the style of the home perfectly.

After 30 years of abandon, the siding has been restored with less than 20% replacement of materials.

Some of the Victorian painting details have come to life. A typical color scheme consists of five different colors. These details were previously lost to neglect but have come back to life superbly. All paints are by Benjamin Moore & Co.

The photovoltaic panels attach to tracks secured to the roof surface by bolts. A hydraulic lift is used as a work platform and speed installation. All lines from the panels enter a inverted through conduit. The output of this roof surface is 4.3 kW.

The crane can extend to 45 feet and was able to complete work onsite including the 35-foot barn.

The surface of the solar panels will withstand some reasonable impact and is quite strong. The panels obscure the UV light hitting the roof and may extend the roof surface life. When replacement does become imperative, the panels can be removed and replaced in a day.

Local stone picked on site will create a wall along the drive into the property. This installation allows a transition from the front lawn to the driveway and will connect to the front door with a brick walkway.

The rear acreage was nothing less than a rural dumpsite. Eleven tons of tires were hauled away along with 90 cubic yards of scrap metal, several hundred yards of debris and several thousand yards of logs, stumps and vegetative debris. The final grading includes gentle swales to capture sheet runoff. "Pasture Mix" seed is planted for an explosion of green in the spring.