Insect-killed logs which might have otherwise gone to waste were used. Both units are wood heated, and one recently converted to a wood pellet stove which burns efficiently and utilizes timber industry waste for fuel. The Nook is enclosed by mature trees, giving it a North Woods feel and visual separation from the nearby Prolog Cluster. The first of five clustered houses, the completed home in the Nook is built with a panelized building system that combines excellent insulation with quick construction. The structure was raised within just a few days.
Hot water is provided by a solar panel and heating coils in the wood burning stove.
This home, like the Solar Prototype, was designed by architect Charles Howard and built by the Cerro Gordo Construction Company. The future Village Center is planned amidst the oak trees along the western border of the Central Meadow. Here is where our experimental college, the Cerro Gordo Center for Creative Community, conducted it's summer workshops for college students. Eventually this area will include light manufacturing and small business enterprises which export goods from the community, thereby building the economy at Cerro Gordo. East Meadow Cluster Beginning at the top of the Homestead Hamlet Meadow and continuing up the East Ridge, this area will accommodate 12 to 20 homes.