"GREEN HOMES"
Green Built home by TJB. This home features geothermal heat plus solar collectors to handle 25% of the home's electrical needs.
The home is built healthy and green using materials that are environmentally friendly and come from renewable resources.
We have built this home with main stream materials that balance cost and environment in the building process.
Tom,
I thought you would find this kind of interesting and that it may
be useful. I have been amazed at how low the combined gas and
electric bills have been for the house. It has been as low as $70 and
the highest is $120. Essentially, this months bill was pretty much
only electricity costs for running the AC. When I reviewed the bill,
the house uses essentially no gas in the summer. I use the gas for
hot water and for cooking which is apparently so negligible, it did
not even use 1 CCF this month. I assume that once the hot water is
stored in the tank, it remains hot enough that the boiler never comes
back on again. Granted I am only one person, but I still cannot get
over how low the energy costs are. Since gas is cheaper than
electricity, my assumption is that once I no longer need the AC, the
cost will drop once again and that the winters will be even cheaper
than the summers. The March and April bills were in the $70 range.
Regards,
Barry |
TJB Homes occasionally offers Free
"Building Green" Seminar.
Call Jereomy for info 763-286-0197
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Sundays 8/7c on ABC
We Built It!
100th Show - 2 Hour Special
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