What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Built with all non-toxic materials this home goes above and beyond for green build. The home itself is surrounded by a purposeful man-made burm to protect from the Northern cold winds and divert any ground water from the house. The foundation is a rubble trench foundation, just like Frank Lloyd Wright used.
The cordwood and timber framed walls are 18 inches thick providing a cozy interior in winter and natural coolness in summer. A passive solar orientation with summer sun protective over hangs, keep the temperature inside even throughout the year.
A GEO Flow leach field for household gray water and composting toilets make the carbon foot print even smaller.
There is a Bison hand pump in the kitchen in addition to the electric well pump.Property Description
Cordwood home with timber frame construction, off the grid home with Russian Masonry style heater. A thoughtfully designed, 2 bedroom 1 bath with a large open floor plan for the main living space. Plenty of space inside the home and in the surrounding outbuildings and barns.Solar array on main house and grid tied electricity to accompanying detached bunkhouse.
Neighborhood Description
Quiet dirt road, that is public and town maintained. Surrounded by generational farms and new families committing to the simple life. Several of the farms are now preserved by Maine Farm Land Trust.
Intermingled with a strong Amish community, this is a slower pace of life.
Minutes from downtown Unity, with all the necessary things for modern life and the culture a college town provides. 25 minutes to Belfast for the fresh ocean area and "City Life"
Simple living without IsolationMarket Area
A small town that retained the quintessential small town feel, Main street is still a thing in Unity.
Maine Organic Farmers and Garden Association is headquartered nearby with large test gardens of sustainable crops.
An area focused on sustainability and still thoughtful of the human element and the need for change and growth.
Vibrant all year long with all the modern conveniences.School District
Unity is in the RSU 3 public school system.
The area is also home to many organized home school co-ops and learning centers.
The anchor of the town is Unity College, a small private college focused on experiential education and environmental excellence.Community
Everything anyone would ever want in a community.
Rural without being isolated. Neighbors are kind without being overly invasive. A strong sense of community keeps the town and the residents thriving.
A hot spot for the "back to the land" movement, Unity has an over all progressive thinking and socially minded community. The economy is rooted in experiential education and agriculture.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Other |
| Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Energy System | Off the Grid |
| Water System | Rain Water Collection |
| Wastewater System | Composting Toilet |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Wood |
| Interior Finish | Other |
| Interior Paint | No VOC |
| Floor Material | Wood - Solid |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Other |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | no |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 1 |
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