LearyHouse
Channel: Christian Grieco
Date: 2009-08-09

Green Building in the Adirondacks of Upstate NY. Michelle Leary built this home over a multi year period of time. This film was shot in August 2008. Over 90% of the wood was cut and milled locally. The home is full of beautiful touches of creativity from Michelle. Renewable energy is used to heat and cool the home as well as heat hot water for domestic use. There is even an outdoor solar powered shower! The primary means of heating and cooling is a multi-ton sand bank that stores thermal energy staring in August by transferring heat from the evacuated tube solar collectors into the sandbank. In the summer, prior to August, the sandbank is used to circulate 50 degree air throughout the house to cool it down. Michelle was inspired by homes she visited as part of the Green Buildings Open House. The video was hot and produced by Christian Grieco, christiangrieco.com