Solar Thermal Array

This detail is an array of vacuum tubes from a solar thermal collector. As opposed to the more common fluid filled flat plate collectors, these transfer solar energy through a Sol-Titanium coated copper heat pipe. The heat pipe heats the solar fluid in the manifold at the top of the collector. From there the solar fluid circulates the solar energy to heat the domestic hot water. The image below is the array during installation(6 panels in total). Notice the photovoltaic array on the roof too! The PV and Solar Thermal arrays are part of the renewable energy systems at the Teal Farm Vermont. See more photos here.

Turning a Reclaimed Barn into a Guest House

Here is a little taste of the interior of an old Vermont barn reclaimed and converted into a home. This mountain home is an amazing project. Along with some beautiful wood, metal and stone work an array of renewables are being brought on line - geothermal heating and cooling to get started. A Photovoltaic array is in the works too. This photo is just the beginning, a little taste...more to come.

Reclaimed Timber Cupola

This is a view looking into the cupola of a guest house. Much of the timbers, structural and treatments, are reclaimed from an old Vermont barn painstakingly dismantled in 2007 to reconstructed into this. More photos as the carpenters finish rooms.