WinSol3 is a stand-alone home located in the Sierra mountains at about 4,500ft.elevation. It is the 3rd generation of my personal endeavor to build an updated version of Bucky Fuller’s Dyaxiom Home incorporating the principles of Cradle-to-Cradle® and Permaculture.
The main Features of WinSol3:
1. Close-the-loop (Cradle to Cradle®)
2. Built from 80%+ Salvaged Materials
3. 100% Rainwater Harvesting
4. No-cost operations
5. Beyond Zero Energy
1. Close the Loop Home
(C2C: Cradle to Cradle®)
Follows three C2C principles
1. Current Solar income
2. Waste = Food
3. Celebrates Diversity
1. WinSol3 uses only current available energy from the sun, wind, geothermal and gravity. Except for firewood and a small amount of propane, it does not use any stored energy from fossil fuels.
2. An ‘up-cycling’ center and keeping commercial packaging (plastic bags, boxes, etc) to a minimum, keeps WinSol3 from generating waste.
3. Energy systems, re-use of materials, gardens, etc. all celebrate diversity at many levels.
WinSol3 is built from 80%+ re-used materials, finishes + coatings from:
On-site materials were used. Trees were thinned, debarked, dried in place and used for the main structural posts in the house. Stone work is 100% from local granite and on-site rocks.
- Urban
- Countless other ‘re-use’ places
Only the steel roof, main floor, roof beams, dry wall + cinder blocks+cement were purchased new.
WinSol3’s construction practices focus on reusing everything. Nothing was wasted – every crooked nail, every piece of wood or drywall over 1” was reused or recycled.
3. 100% Rainwater harvesting
Rainwater is a wonderful soft, free source of our everyday water needs.
WinSol3 collects 100% of its water needs from purposely designed oversized roof + cistern catchment system. Cistern water is pumped uphill with PV powered DC pumps.
Water collected during rainy season and pumped uphill is gravity fed to household and gardens for rest of year.
Future feature:
Slow sand filter being installed.
4. No cost operations
WinSol3 costs nothing - nada – to operate.
with…
· Free on-site rainwater
· Free on-site energy
· Close-the-loop operations
· No-maintenance design
· No Waste
· Everything reused+repurposed
... there’s nothing to spend money on!
5 5. Beyond zero energy
Winsol3 uses current solar income for 99.99% of it's energy needs. WinSol3's energy design focuses foremost on energy load + demand, rather than renewal energy supply.
Winsol3 uses current solar income for 99.99% of it's energy needs. WinSol3's energy design focuses foremost on energy load + demand, rather than renewal energy supply.
· PV solar panels
· SHW Drainback
· Wind generator
· Gravity
- PV system: 6-30W panels to 35a controller to 3KW inverter
- 400W wind generator
- 4 - L16 6V Trojan batteries
- SHW drainback: 2 3x8’ Brazed copper absorber plates with
- 66 gallon Loft storage tank
- Dual lighting wiring 12VDC and 120VAC, LED + CFLs
Additional WinSol3 Features:
- Biodynamic Gardening
- Sauna, Greenhouse, pond + waterfall
- Thermal mass fireplace (Trombe wall)
- Courtyard, Zen Deck
Future:
* 80% own food raised on site
* Greenhouse pond, Spa and unlimited hot water
* forest Garden
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Free Tours
Workshops
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A. Rainwater Harvesting
B. Drainback Solar Hot Water
C. No-Cost Operations
D. 80%+ Built from Salvage
E. Lo-Cost Alternative Energy
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