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Current and past projects continued:
Sustainable Building in Hillsborough, NC Residence This single level 5000 sq. ft. home was designed
and built by John Hartley Construction. Considered a near zero energy home, this home will produce more power than it will
comsume over a one year period. With the help of Energy Earth, John Hartley incorporated renewable energy systems into the
home. Geothermal systems are used for both the heating and cooling of the air and for heating water for the
radiant floor heating system. The home has three radiant floor heating systems that are heated with solar hot water panels.
The domestic hot water is also heated by solar hot water panels. An Energy Recovery
Ventilator provides fresh air throughout the home while removing stale air and pollutants while recovering the energy from
the exhausted air. This is an ENERGY STAR home that will provide superior comfort, savings and indoor air quality for
years to come.
Wendell, NC Green Home
Featured above is a residence in Wendell, NC. This home incorporates
a groundsource heatpump (geothermal) heating and cooling system with a full radiant floor heating system. The solar
panels provide hot water for the domestic hot water system and the radiant floor system. Pictured below is the
groundsource heatpump (geothermal) system and the thermal storage tanks dedicated to domestic hot water and a three zone radiant
floor heating.
| Geothermal heatpump |
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| Another quality heatpump installation |
Fuquay Varina, NC "near zero energy home"!
This Fuquay Varina residence produces more power than it consumes. This
home is equipped with a 2.4 KW photovoltaic system with a two ton groundsource "geothermal" heatpump. Pictured below
is the drill rig on top of the buried vertical wells that contain the geothermal piping and provides the
thermal heat transfer for the geothermal heatpump located in the garage. This residence is located in a sub-development, proving
that renewable energy systems can be incorporated anywhere.
Another Green Home in Wendell, NC
Custom built from the ground up, Peter and Devera Eggiman of Wendell, NC have just occupied
a very attractive green home on a nicely situated piece of country land just minutes from downtown Wendell, NC. They
consulted with Alicia Ravetto, an architect and green building advocate of Chapel Hill, NC and worked with her to design
the home. The home incorporates passive solar design, solar hot water for the domestic hot water and radiant heating, a geothermal
heating and cooling system, radiant floor heating, energy recovery ventilator and is rated as an Energy Star home. If
you would like to see this home and the systems incorporated in the home, contact us and we can arrange a site visit.
Peter is always willing to show off his home. Pictured below are the geothermal system, radiant heating, domestic
hot water thermal storage tanks and energy recovery ventilator.
| Thermal Hot Water Storage |
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| Located neatly out of the way in the garage |
| Energy Recovery Ventilator |
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| The inside of an ERV and duct work attached |
Solar Hot Water Installation Energy Earth has installed a solar hot water system for Durham home. As you can
see, the panels are aesthetically pleasing to look at, and will provide years of ample and free hot water.
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