The Solar House serves as the headquarters for the N.C. Solar Center and contains the Center's Reference Library and Media Center, which are open to the public. The house was designed and built to save a significant amount of energy, and at the same time have visual appeal to a wide range of people. We encourage you to visit and see the house for yourself. Please sign the register.
Admission is free.
Staff and engineering graduate students are available to answer your questions. Group tours must be pre-scheduled. Go north on Gorman for approximately 1 mile. The McKimmon Center is on the right past Avent Ferry Rd. 3,393 Solar House Technologies Sunspace , a two story greenhouse, collects solar heat during the day and stores it in the masonry walls and floor.