Case Study in Sustainable Building with Tom Anderson

Our instructor Thomas Anderson will take you on his journey of researching, architecting, designing, and building his off-grid home near Bloomsburg. Whether you are dreaming about embarking on such a project or are just interested in how it's done, you can learn from his mistakes and successes and the wisdom he has gained in the process. Technologies and techniques discussed include passive solar, thermal mass, earth sheltering, stack effect, types of insulation, solar thermal, hydronic radiant heating, root cellar refrigeration, photovoltaic solar panels, wind power, solar tubes, DC appliances, water conservation, landscape considerations, home automation, backup, and redundancy planning, and other topics.