From the monthly archives:

May 2008

New 100K House Project Summary Page

May 30, 2008

I’ve been meaning to create an intro or summary page for the 100K House project for those that are new to the site for some time. Now that there are well over 100 posts it’s not exactly easy for a new reader to get caught up on what exactly this project is all about. I [...]

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Modern Rehab Around the Corner from 100K Site

May 29, 2008

Vader Modern House Rehab Image

A friend of mine pointed out this modern rehab to me right around the corner from our site earlier this week that is now listed for sale. It turns out that one of our readers, Todd Bennett, is the co-owner of the rehabbed garage and was kind enough to give me a tour yesterday.

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Alternate Solar Thermal & Radiant Heating Combo Systems

May 27, 2008

In our last post we spoke of a Shuco Slim Line solar thermal heating package that would be used in conjunction with a closed loop radiant loop and a high-efficiency gas boiler to heat the domestic hot water and the radiant loop as needed. This system uses the solar thermal system to preheat only the domestic hot water. The gas boiler then heats all of the radiant system while also acting as a backup for the domestic hot water.

An alternate system is one in which the solar thermal system can heat both the domestic hot water and the radiant loop. A Vermont company, Radiantec…
Radiantec _ SolarOptionI

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New Mechanicals for 100K

May 22, 2008

We have been trying to nail down the mechanical systems to spec out in the house for some time now. We are getting very close, especially after the recommendations from the energy modeling. Our mechanical contractor is having health issues and had to bow out of the project so these may be subject to change [...]

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100K House Design/Build Service?

May 21, 2008

Our team was contacted a few weeks ago by a Philadelphia reader interested in having us design and build a similar home as the 100K House in the neighborhood. We are having our first meeting with them tonight. This has raised a new question for our team here. “Can we as a team offer affordable [...]

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Exposed Lighting Examples

May 16, 2008

In an effort to defend the viability of the exposed CFL throughout the house I have compiled a few example images of modern interiors where the technique was successfully implemented. All of these are from Japan.

T+M House Image[...]

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Lighting Layout for 100K

May 15, 2008

May from ISA sent over a rough sketch of the lighting layout for the 100K House that they came up with. Given the discussion that was sparked the other day on the ceiling fans and where to put the lighting, I thought I would get this up ASAP for the interested parties. The star of our lighting, fixture wise, will be the simple $2 ceiling fixtures you find at Home Depot and normally only put in your basement.

Porcelain Light Fixture Image[...]

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PV Solar Panel Quote for 100K House

May 13, 2008

Just for the heck of it, I had a PV system quoted for the 10K House to see how much it would cost to take care of 100% of the electrical demand with a grid-tied system. The good people at SunPower Builders gave me an estimate today. We would need about a 5KW array to [...]

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Modern, Minimalist and Cheap Ceiling Fans

May 12, 2008

What kind of ceiling fans do you get for a modern house on a tight budget. How ’bout this. These are as bare bones as you can find for ceiling fans and can be found for under $75 each. There are a number of manufacturers that sell very similar models. This is a Westinghouse model that comes in brushed nickel for the same price as the white versions.

Industrial Modern Ceiling Fan

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Final Results from Energy Modeling by Zero Energy Design

May 9, 2008

Yesterday I received the final report from Zero Energy Design with the results of their energy modeling. We put out a joint press release this morning but I thought I would include a bit more detail along with some of the pretty charts that ZED made here on the blog. Overview ZED provided charts and [...]

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