Utah's
own . . .
Tour
of Solar Buildings '03 |
Here's
a listing of homes on the tour; scroll down to see photos and
descriptions.
More homes being added weekly, so check back |
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For a
printable list of homes to carry with you on Oct. 11, CLICK
HERE |
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Salt Lake and Davis area:
nJoe
Andrade home, 949 Millcreek Way, Salt Lake City
Solar
heat and hot water, provided by eight flat plate solar hot water panels
nPlachta
& Carlson-Gotts home, 3500 S. Millcreek Canyon Road, SLC
Passive
solar design, ground source heat pump
nKRCL Radio 90.9
FM, 1971 W. North Temple
Solar
PV panels to provide power backup and assist in lowering power bills
nAshley
Patterson, 2246 S. 1800 East, Salt Lake City
Large
solar PV array provides all home's power and some to Utah Power as well.
nUSU's The Utah
House, 920 S. 50 West, Kaysville
Concept
house features many energy- savings features, green building
materials, renewables
Weber and Morgan counties/Ogden
Valley area:
nHeber
Child home, 1866 Pleasant View Drive, Pleasant View
Net-metering
power system using 12 150-watt solar power panels
nTom
and Diane Benstog, animal shelter, East Canyon, near Morgan
New
no-kill animal shelter that is completely off-grid, uses solar and wind
power
nArt
Roscoe/Nancy Nightingale home, 9292 Kelley Drive, Huntsville
Solar
heated outdoors pool, solar domestic hot water
nDusty
Poulson home, 5039 E. 2725 North, Eden
Wind
generator that is "grid-tied"; supplements home power
Park City/Summit County area:
nFred
and Pat Montague home, 1851 N. Ridge Road, Coalville
Large
solar hot water system using flat-plate panels
nAndrew
Martin home, 1207 Whileaway Rd., near Park City
Large
solar hot water hot water with radiant floors, solar power
Tooele area:
nChuck McCown
home, 2000 Skyline Circle, Erda, UT
Large
solar hot water system (DHW and heating)
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Joe Andrade home,
Salt Lake City
Solar
heat, using 8 flat plate solar hot water panels |
| Directions: 949
Millcreek Way, Salt Lake City. Reach
this Millcreek Way from 9th East, about 2 blocks south of 33rd South.
Millcreek Way heads east off from 900 East, across from a park.
801-484-4904. |
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KRCL Radio 90.9 FM, 1971 W.
North Temple, Salt Lake City
Solar backup power system run off 12
140-watt panels,
grid-tied, Outback power center, battery bank |
| Directions: Easy
to find by heading west on North Temple. 801-373-1818 |
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Ashley Patterson home, 2256
S. 1800 East, Salt Lake City
Grid-tied
solar power system feeds electricity back to Utah Power |
| Directions: Go
east on 2100 S. Continue straight after 2100 South braches off at 1700 E.
to become Parley’s Canyon Way. Continue to 1800 East, turn south and
drive to 2256 S. 801-487-6044 |
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Robert Plachta home, 3500 S. Millcreek Road,
Salt Lake City
Solar
passive, energy efficient construction, ground source heat pump
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Directions: From
33rd South, turn south onto 2940 East. In a couple of blocks the road T's
into E. Millcreek Road; turn right.
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The Utah House, 920 S. 50
West, Kaysville
Concept house built by USU features many
energy- savings features, green building materials, renewable
energies |
| Directions: From I-15, take the
Kaysville exit (#331); turn left onto 200 North, and then right onto N.
Main; after about 3 blocks, Main takes a slight Y to the right, which
becomes 50 West. 801-544-3089 |
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County / Park City area |
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Andrew Martin home, Silver
Creek Junction
Solar
hot water with radiant floors, PV panels |
| Directions: Take
I-80 eastbound to US40 (Heber) exit. Take Silver Creek Rd. exit on left;
make a slight right onto Silver Creek Road. Turn right onto Parkway
Dr; turn left onto Whileaway Road. Look for the large grainery; the
house is at its base. |
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Fred and Pat Montague home,
1851 N. Ridge Road, Coalville
Large
solar hot water hot water with radiant floors |
| Directions: From
I-80, take the UT-32 (#156) toward Wanship. Turn right onto Main St.
( UT-32).Turn right onto Bridge Hollow Dr. (these roads are
unpaved). Turn right onto Overlook Ct., and left onto N. Ridge Road. |
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Heber Child home,
Pleasant View
Net-metering
system using 11 150-watt solar power panels |
| Directions: 1866
Pleasant View Drive. On
Pleasant View Road, just a half-mile east of the junction with Hwy. 89,
near Rocky Point. North side of the road. (801) 782-2140 |
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Tom and Diane Benstog,
animal shelter,
East Canyon, near Morgan
New
construction, off-grid, with solar and wind
powering home
and new animal shelter. |
| Directions: From
I-84, take Morgan exit (#103). Drive south on State St., and follow signs to East
Canyon. Drive for 6.5 miles (from freeway, through Porterville), and turn
west onto dirt road (4480 South). Drive for 30 feet and turn left up the
hill. Be sure to close the gate after you! |
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Art
Roscoe home, Huntsville
Solar
heated outdoors pool |
| Directions: Art
lives in the Green Hills subdivision. From Hwy. 39 at Huntsville, turn
east on Hwy 39 (toward Monte Cristo). Drive for 1.5 miles, and turn left
(north) on 9000 East. Drive up hill 7/10 of a mile, turn right on Kelley
Drive. Go to top of hill. |
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Dusty Poulson home, 5039 E. 2725
North,
Eden
Wind
generator that is "grid-tied"; supplements home power, large PV
solar array |
| Directions: 5039
E. 2725 North, Eden; turn north on 2725 N. St., directly across from Snowcrest
Jr. High; drive to end of road. |
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Chuck McCown home, 4533
Skyline Circle, Erda
Large
solar hot water system (DHW and heating) |
| Directions:
From I-15 and Salt Lake City, take Exit 99 to Tooele. Drive about 5 miles
from freeway on Hwy. 36; turn left onto Bryan Rd (red barn). Turn left
again on Skyline Circle. 435-843-8862 |
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