Solar House
Cumberland, Maine
3,000 sf
The Morgan House was built to look and function like a conventional house, but generates 100% of its energy needs. Requiring no lifestyle adjustment, the house includes standard appliances, consumes virtually no oil or natural gas, and stores electricity for use during power outages. The house features:
Cumberland, Maine
3,000 sf
The Morgan House was built to look and function like a conventional house, but generates 100% of its energy needs. Requiring no lifestyle adjustment, the house includes standard appliances, consumes virtually no oil or natural gas, and stores electricity for use during power outages. The house features:
- 100% solar tube active system for space heating and domestic hot water heating.
- Grid-tied photovoltaic panel arrays provide electricity for the home and charge a back-up battery system.
- Hi-efficiency appliances and low-flow water-saving fixtures.
- Local lumber and stone.
- Water-based spray foam insulation provides superior insulation without harmful off-gassing.
