What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
energy effeciency and building materials that do not require replacement.Property Description
Professionally designed for energy efficiency and comfort, the structure is based or thermal mass/thermal flywheel concept. We never see summer time terpertures over 72 degrees without using airconditioning. It is appx. 1660 sq. ft. comprised of two master bedrooms seperated by a great room encompassing the kitchen, dining and living areas. There is also a two hundred case plus wine cellar and a large storage room. Also included is an oversized, detached three car garage that was planned such tht it could be converted to more interior space. The house faces directly south and has only one very small window on other than the South facing wall. Eves and movable "pergola" screens block all summer sun and allow all winter sun. Even though the home is connected to the electrical service, trouble free photovoltacs keep the monthly bill below $8.00 except for Christmas lights month. The construction is concrete block poured solid and solid board foam insulation outside the concrete wall. Additionally the West, North, East and part of the south walls are earth sheltered. Both exterior and interior surfaces are plastered. The archecture of the house in "normal" looking. That is there are no wierd angles or other non tradicional looking elements. The roof is core 10 steel. It is a product from Japan that has a high copper content. It is allowed to form a rust patina and no treatment is ever required thereafter. The roof will outlive your grandchildrens grandchildren. All of the floors are Clay "Saltio" tiles. They should last forever. Central forced air heating is installed but only the wood stove is used. There is also a large concrete block shop with equipment storage areas under roof. There are two lakes. One is approx. 50 acre feet and the other approximately 7 acre feet. Additionally there is approximately 53 acres of producing vineyard. Varities includeCabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Syrah. Gold medal wines have been produced from our fruit. Lastly there is a beautiful quest cabin/studio with cedar siding inside and out.
Neighborhood Description
Estate homes and vineyardsMarket Area
The village of Hopland is 3.5 miles and has a convenience market, hardware store and restaurants. Ukiah is about 15 miles and has the big box businesses and services normal to a city of 15,000. Santa Rosa is an our south of here and has all the big city stores and such. San Francisco is 1.5 hours south.School District
Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Sea Level
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | no |
| Fragrance Free | no |
| Cleaned with Green Products | no |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Other |
| Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Part of Heating System |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Plaster - Other |
| Interior Finish | Cement Plaster |
| Interior Paint | Other |
| Floor Material | Other |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Wood Dual Glazed |
| Insulation Material | Other |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | no |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 3 |
| Garage Area | 936 sqft |
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