Kickapoo Nature Conservancy

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In the fall of 2004, construction was finished on our design of an eco-friendly home on the 60-acre Kickapoo Nature Conversancy in Oregon, Illinois. The project's goal was to create a home that could serve as a model for sustainable design. This was achieved through the selection of resource-efficient materials, the incorporation of alternative energy sources, and the design of a home that blends with its surrounding eco-system. For even more information, please visit www.kickapoomudcreek.org.

Eco-Structure magazine featured this extraordinary home in its January/February 2005 edition.

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Sustainable Elements:
  ● The landscaping uses all native species  

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 A wind turbine and photovoltaic panels provide net metering electricity

 

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Recycled cellulose insulation

 

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Heat recovery ventilation system

 

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Passive heating through trombe wall

 

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Passive solar design reducing energy needs during the day
  ● Recycled material finishes
   

    

       

 

Passive solar design

Passive heating

trombe wall

 

 

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