1. Solar electric panels for powering the heat pump
    2. Engineered lumber roof with Icynene environmental insulation plus low-e Galvalume roofing
    3. Taco hot water recirculator
    4. Lifebreath Heat recovery ventilator and air cleaner provide a clean interior environment
    5. Honeywell whole house humidifier
    6. Sauna heated with Steamwhirl heater and ground source hot water
    7. Low-E windows in aluminum frames with thermal break are typical throughout the house
    8. The Brain Energy system demonstration room (from main level to roof)
    9. Bock geothermal domestic hot water heater
  10. Econar geothermal heatpump
  11. Utilities are placed in an underground trench from the street utility pole to The Brain
  12. Structural insulated panels (SIPS) for roof and wall construction have the following r-values, r-31 for 8" roof, r-26 for 6         1/2" walls. Please note that eastern side roof was installed in only four hours.
  13. Parallam engineered wood beams resting on 100 year old re-used columns
  14. Geothermal cooling ducts on South side of house
  15. Ipex Kitec radiant floor heating throughout with Ipex manifolds
  16. Kitec flexible non-corrosive tubing for domestic hot and cold water supply
  17. The Farmhouse is sited in the existing footprint of original structure. Original structure was deconstructed and         materials were re-used in The Farmhouse.
  18. Icynene insulation at garden level
  19. Trex Balcony for solar shading (Trex typical)

   Note:
   All utilities are routed to THE BRAIN and distributed through the house
   There is NO natural gas hookup to the house