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In the Spring 1994 FHB Annual issue on homes, there is an article on an energy efficient house built in Vermont, using Larsen trusses. Apparently they can leave the house unoccupied and unheated, and the temp still doesn’t drop below +40. They have a wood stove that they stoke up when it gets chilly. R50 in the walls. Have any of you built a house this energy efficient. How about those soapstone stoves, that are supposed to take only one firing a day, and then they hold the heat all day? Last month we were going to add on to this house, this month we’re thinking about building completely new. With the price of natural gas going like it is, I’d like to have a house that could be less expensive to heat. Think I’ll get meself some of those solar shingles in that other posting…….
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In the Spring 1994 FHB Annual issue on homes, there is an article on an energy efficient house built in Vermont, using Larsen trusses. Apparently they can leave the house unoccupied and unheated, and the temp still doesn't drop below +40. They have a wood stove that they stoke up when it gets chilly. R50 in the walls. Have any of you built a house this energy efficient. How about those soapstone stoves, that are supposed to take only one firing a day, and then they hold the heat all day? Last month we were going to add on to this house, this month we're thinking about building completely new. With the price of natural gas going like it is, I'd like to have a house that could be less expensive to heat. Think I'll get meself some of those solar shingles in that other posting.......