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W E L C O M EDear EcoMetro Guidebook Reader,

Welcome to the first ever EcoMetro Sustainable Living Tour. We are excited to provide a full day of education on how to create beautiful homes and businesses that are the best energy savers on the block! Spend the day touring eight projects that tackle the challenge of our cold winters and hot summers with smart design choices and solid building techniques combined with renewable energy technologies.

The tour features a diverse range of styles, from modest remodels to luxury living. With today’s strong interest in saving the worlds polli-nators and since we have our very own pollinator, Doug Shoemaker, on our Tour Organizing Committee, we are pleased to feature many forms of sustainable practices that can help save the bees. Our sites include beekeeping, native wildflower gardens, permaculture techniques and yard care without pesticides (through chickens!). Other interesting highlights on this tour will satisfy the super techie in your family; innovative heat recovery systems, micro-inverters and battery back-up systems for photovoltaic systems.

These buildings are not just energy efficient, not just green built – they are sustainable and the people that live and work in them make the effort to embody that lifestyle in their daily actions. These dedicated trailblazers will be on-site to share their insights and secrets to sustain-able living along with the contractors they worked with to answer the technical and financial questions. Talking with these interesting and knowledgeable people is half the fun!

Thank you for helping us celebrate these people and projects on May 31, we look forward to planning the 2015 tour with all new sites and new adventures!

Proceeds from this tour support this event and other projects by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society in our effort to educate Minnesotans on the value of renewable energy and the wise use of all resources. Your attendance and support are exemplary, you are part of a brighter tomorrow. Additionally, we are eternally grateful to Lucy Stolzenburg of the Texas Solar Energy Society for her mentorship and guidance in producing this new tour format.

Best Wishes,

G U I D E L I N E S• Each visitor must have a guidebook to enter a home. Children 12 and under may attend for free.

• The map is meant to be a general overview, chart your own course.

• Please be careful to avoid blocking neighbor’s driveways and be aware of street signs in and around each location.

• Be ready to take off your shoes or wear booties provided when entering the homes.

• Please be respectful to hosts and refrain from taking photos inside the homes.

• Please respect the privacy of the generous homeowners and visit only during the public tour hours of 10:00-4:00pm on Saturday, May 31.

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Laura Burrington — Managing Director, Minnesota Renewable Energy Society

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Solar photovoltaic (electric) systems are sometimes installed with a battery backup system by consumers to provide an emergency backup in case of a power outage. For safety and operational reasons, a battery backup system is necessary if a customer wants their grid connected solar system to provide power during power outages. The more batteries the system has, the longer it will have power without the sun or grid power.

D U A L A X I S T R A C K E R S

A dual axis tracker is a fixture that allows for the solar panels to be attached to a building or the ground, but still allow the panels to move along two axis, east to west and north to south. Dual axis trackers allow for optimum solar energy output due to their ability to follow the sun vertically and horizontally. No matter where the sun is in the sky, during the day, dual axis trackers are able to angle themselves to be in direct contact with the sun.

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German Passive House design methodology, also known as Passivhaus, began in Germany in 1988. It is a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, meant to reduce the sites ecological footprint. This design process, integrated with architectural design, dramatically reduces energy use through massive insulation and elimination of thermal bridging, extreme airtightness and passive solar gain.

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A Green Roof is the roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. Green roofs serve several purposes for a building, such as absorbing rainwater, providing insulation, creating a habitat for wildlife, increasing goodwill and decreasing stress of the people around the roof by providing a more aestheti-cally pleasing landscape, and helping to lower urban air tempera-tures and mitigate the heat island effect.

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Ground source heat pumps, also called geothermal heat pumps,

are a central heating and/or cooling system that transfers heat to or from the ground. It uses the earth as a heat source (in the winter) or a heat sink (in the summer). This design takes advantage of the moderate temperatures in the ground to boost efficiency and reduce the operational costs of heating and cooling systems. This process is known more as being an energy efficiency effort than a renewable energy source and should always be paired with a solar photovoltaic system to offset the electrical use of the system.

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Micro-inverters, like larger inverters, convert direct current (DC) electricity from a single solar panel to alternating current (AC), the type of current consumed by most items in a household. Power that is not consumed immediately on-site is sold back to the grid and credited on monthly bills.

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Permaculture design emphasizes patterns of landscape, function, and species assemblies. It determines where these elements should be placed so they can provide maximum benefit to the local environment. The central concept of permaculture is maximizing useful connections between components and synergy of the final design. The focus of permaculture, therefore, is not on each separate element, but rather on the relationships created among elements by the way they are placed together; the whole becoming greater than the sum of its parts.

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Thermal mass is the property of a material to resist changes in temperature. Objects with high thermal mass absorb and retain more heat, balancing out temperature fluctuations in their sur-roundings. Thermal mass is crucial to good passive solar heating design, especially in locations that have large swings of temperature from day to night. Examples of materials with high thermal mass are water, concrete, sand and adobe.

L O C A T I O N L E G E N DE C O D E E P H A U S2199 Pinehurst Avenue | St. Paul, MN 55116

P A S S I V E H O U S E I N T H E W O O D S 908 Kirkwood Way North | Hudson, WI 54016

H A B I T A T H O U S E 424 31st Avenue North | Minneapolis, MN 55411

T I N Y D I N E R1024 East 38th Street | Minneapolis, MN 55407

H O W E Y H O U S E991 Parker Avenue | Roseville, MN 55113

L I B E R T Y H I L L F A R M29380 Redwing Avenue | Shafer, MN 55074

I D E A F A R M 14888 50th Street South | Afton, MN 55001

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E C O D E E P H O U S E2199 Pinehurst Avenue St. Paul, MN 55116

T I N Y D I N E R 1024 East 38th StreetMinneapolis, MN

H O W E Y H O U S E991 Parker AvenueRoseville, MN

H A B I T A T H O U S E424 31st Avenue NorthMinneapolis, MN 55411

P A S S I V E H O U S E908 Kirkwood Way NorthHudson, WI 54016

L I B E R T Y H I L L F A R M29380 Redwing AvenueShafer, MN 55074

I D E A F A R M 148888 50th Street SouthAfton, MN 55001

B O Y C E H O U S E323 Annapolis Street WestSt. Paul, MN 55118

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NTwin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s net zero home is an excellent example of collab-oration for the greater good. The home was designed by students from the University of Minnesota’s College of Design, sponsored by Minneapolis-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, built by volunteers from Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity with the solar installed by volunteers from 45 North Solar and Century College students. Even in the Hawthorne EcoVillage it stands out as a model for what sus-tainability can look like when prioritized at every point in the creation process. The home is architecturally attractive and will provide visitors with many opportunities to observe green-building techniques that can be incorporated into other homes.

The home also features a 5.7 kW photovoltaic array as well as three solar hot water panels that provide 65% of the homes hot water and some space heating. Both the solar electric and the solar thermal reduce electricity usage (domestic hot water is being electrically heated).

The house was designed based on the German Passive House design methodology which seeks to dramatically reduce energy use through massive insulation and elimination of thermal bridging, extreme airtightness and passive solar gain. In addition to these structural considerations, the house was spec’d to make use of the most efficient mechanical systems available. These include a Mitsubishi Mr. Slim Mini-Split heating/cooling system and a Zehnder Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) system. Some solar space heating is achieved via heat exchange between the solar storage tank and the HRV supply. Total energy use is predicted to be 31.5 MMBtu/yr (9231 kwh/yr), about 30% of a typical Habitat home.

G R E E N F E A T U R E S• Innovative thermal enclosure system

• Solar hot water that provides domestic hot water as well as space heat

• 5.7 kW solar photovoltaic system

• Heat recovery system

• Passive house design

1645 Hague Avenue 651-494-732045northsolar.com

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1954 University Avenue West 651-207-1700H A B I T A T F O R H U M A N I T Y T W I N C I T I E S4 5 N O R T H S O L A R

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• Large solar array to capture and use the sun’s energy

• Compost bins to recycle food waste

• Cisterns, dry creek beds to catch, slow, and store water onsite

• Mini-orchard and other perennials for low-input food production

• Rooftop garden with honeybees and heat-loving annual crops

• Demonstration and experimentation area for community re-skilling workshops

• Polycultures in large plant containers to foster pollinator habitat and soil fertility

• A giant play fort thicket, specially woven to entertain the kids

G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NThe Tiny Diner is the newest restaurant from Kim Bartmann, one that puts sustainability in forefront. The Tiny Diner began its adventure as an energy innovator last winter when Sundial Solar installed the largest single PV array to ever be lifted in one piece as a roof for the Tiny Diner’s outdoor patio. The custom fabricated 16 kW photovoltaic array, consist-ing of 84 tenKsolar panels and reflectors, was raised 13 feet off the ground and placed onto four steel posts above the patio. It measures almost 60’ x 60’, holds 16 kW of PV panels, and weighs nearly 30,000 pounds!

In addition to the massive solar dining area, the Tiny Diner is showcasing bio-intensive urban farming methods and efficient water use strategies through its edible gardens and rain water catchments systems. In partnership with the Permaculture Research Institute Cold Climate and Master Water Stewards of the Freshwater Society and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, visitors can see and read about small-scale installations like an edible perennial garden and rain water catchment techniques. Permaculture design emphasizes patterns of landscape, func-tion, and species assemblies. It determines where these elements should be placed so they can provide maximum benefit to the local environment. The central concept of permaculture is maximizing useful connections between components and synergy of the final design. The focus of permaculture, therefore, is not on each separate element, but rather on the relationships created among elements by the way they are placed together; the whole becoming greater than the sum of its parts.

As a special addition for the day of the tour, MRES will have the Tiny Solar House open for tours at the Tiny Diner! The Tiny Solar House has solar photovoltaic, solar hot water, solar air heat and passive solar. All in one TINY house!

G R E E N F E A T U R E SFrom its hardscape to its landscape, this Diner was designed to provide a renovated example of whole system design – low impact, educational, and tangibly tasty. Come over and eat under the beautiful solar panel patio anytime during the weekend of the Tour and get 20% off at the Tiny Diner or Pat’s Tap.

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9231 Penn Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55431

952-303-7600tenksolar.com

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Edina, MN 55435612-558-6549

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NHome is where the art is. Home is where we spend our time, eat our meals, engage with our kids, our friends, read a book. Home is our neighborhood, our kitchen, our front porch and backyard, our planet.

This former 1940’s one and a half story Cape Cod house was transformed into a high performance, sustainably designed modern home that uses 50% less energy than code and 40%+ less energy than its predecessor – even at nearly twice the size. All of this is achieved while maintaining a simple, sexy, comfortably modern design aesthetic at a cost of less than $140/sf. It features two solar hot water panels and a 1.45 kW photovoltaic system with battery back-up.

This home also features a green roof, this is defined as a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. Green roofs serve several purposes for a building, such as absorbing rainwater, providing insulation, creating a habitat for wildlife, increasing good-will and decreasing stress of the people around the roof by providing a more aesthetically pleasing landscape, and helping to lower urban air temperatures and mitigate the heat island effect.

G R E E N F E A T U R E S• Super insulation

• Triple glazed, low-e, argon windows

• Passive and active solar energy systems

• Passive cooling and daylighting techniques

• Heat recovery system

• Dual flush toilets and low-flow plumbing fixtures

• Locally sourced, Forest Stewardship Council of the US (FSC) wood, salvaged, recycled, durable and low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

• Green roofs, rain gardens and rain water harvesting

• Native plantings for storm water management

2199 Pinehurst AvenueSt. Paul, MN 55116

612-360-4615 ecodeep.com

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NThe Howey Home was designed to be affordable and energy efficient. Solar systems were added over time as the family was able to afford them, and now 80% of their energy use (including vehicles!) comes from solar photovoltaic panels combined with ground source heat and solar thermal. Ground source heat pumps, also called geothermal heat pumps, are a central heating and/or cooling system that transfers heat to or from the ground. It uses the earth as a heat source (in the winter) or a heat sink (in the summer). This design takes advantage of the moderate temperatures in the ground to boost efficiency and reduce the operational costs of heating and cooling systems.

The Howey’s strive to continue to modify the original build, which cost $180,000 for the original structure with an additional $60,000 for the modifications. Part of this was covered by rebates and incentive payments.

The back yard has a rain management system with a garden collecting water run-off and a picnic pergola that is covered with 3 kW of glass-on-glass, locally manufactured Silicon Energy panels that allow light to illuminate the space below. The family’s chickens provide eggs and meat as well as nitrogen addition to the soil and composting. The family of four does not use a garbage service since they only produce one bag of garbage over a 2-3 month period. Their primary vehicle is the all-electric Nissan Leaf with a hybrid Prius being used for out of town trips.

G R E E N F E A T U R E S• Urban chickens for meat and eggs

• Hybrid solar thermal/Ground Source Heat Pump system (GSHP)

• Four solar hot water panels to provide space and water heating

• Solar oven and solar food dryer

• Solar pergola for picnics

• All electric Nissan Leaf – charged through 8kW worth of solar PV systems

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G R E E N R O C K A P A R T M E N T SSales: Minneapolis, MN 612-760-5988

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NThis site was the second home in Minnesota to achieve the highest level of the MN Greenstar program, the Gold Level, illustrating the pioneering and innovative efforts of its owners. The Idea Farm celebrates Minnesota’s proud farm legacy by combining global responsibility with sophisticated architectural style. Harvested in this place is what comes naturally: the earth, the sun and the rain. Peter Vujovich of Vujovich Design Build hopes to combine simple common sense living with the most progressive sustainable technologies to live in healthy harmony with his surroundings.

A large vegetable garden inspires the family that lives in the Idea Farm to get outside and participate in the harvesting of their food. Beautiful reclaimed wood can be found throughout the home in the floors, cabinets and furniture. The home also features a unique indoor garden shower as well as an outdoor hot shower with a two mile view, back to nature indeed. The barn’s solar array is the only system on the tour that uses micro-inverters, one on each solar panel, instead of one larger central inverter. Micro-inverters, like larger inverters, convert direct current (DC) electricity from a single solar panel to alternating current (AC), the type of current consumed by most items in a household. Power that is not consumed immediately on-site is sold back to the grid and credited on monthly bills. Micro-inverters reduce the effects of shading and allow each panel to work at its maximum capability.

G R E E N F E A T U R E S• Vegetable garden and composting area

• 12,000 gallon rain recovery system harvesting 4-8,000 gallons of rain

• Engineered passive solar and passive ventilation systems

• Long life metal roof that can be recycled in about 70 years

• Reclaimed white oak, hemlock, and long leaf pine floors and cabinetry

• Master shower filled with east and south light, orchids and a rain water watering system.

• The latest low flow faucets, toilets, and appliances.

• Over 40% LED and CFL alternative lighting systems

• Advanced 2 by 4 framing and insulating systems to achieve higher “R” values and structural integrity using Forest Stewardship Council of the US (FSC) renewable framing lumber

• Green roofs, rain gardens and rain water harvesting

• Native plantings for storm water management

1413 Hunting Valley RoadSt. Paul, MN 55108

651-789-5305 ips-solar.com

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NThe Passive House in the Woods is a 3-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot, two-story walkout with a rooftop terrace just outside of Hudson, Wisconsin. It features thick insulation, high-performance windows and no furnace whatsoever. A single solar thermal panel and a 4.52 kW photovoltaic system produce all the energy the home needs — and then some.

The pole mounted photovoltaic system uses a dual axis tracking system and provides all of the electricity used on site. Dual axis trackers allow for optimum solar energy output due to their ability to follow the sun vertically and horizontally. No matter where the sun is in the sky, during the day, dual axis trackers are able to angle themselves to be in direct contact with the sun.

When you climb the commercial grade exterior stairway to visit the rooftop patio, you will be able to get your very own solar selfie (#solarselfie), up close and personal, with two more solar systems. On the roof is a fixed array of four solar photovoltaic panels and a domestic hot water system that utilizes a 40 square foot hot water solar collector to pre-warm water in a 50 gallon storage tank. It is capable of providing over 85% of the hot water used in the home.

At the writing of this guidebook, the Passive House in the Woods had one beehive that appeared to have survived the winter. In addition to keeping bees, buying organic and avoiding pesticide use, the owners of the Passive House in the Woods do what they can to help save these precious insects that pollinate almost 80% of the world’s plants. They have filled their yard with five different types of fruit trees, four types of berries and a vegetable garden. There are two rain gardens to control storm water run-off and no lawn.

G R E E N F E A T U R E S• Super insulation

• Certified Passive House with Triple glazed, low-e, argon windows

• Passive and active solar energy systems

• Passive cooling and daylighting techniques

• Heat recovery ventilation system

• Dual flush toilets and low-flow plumbing fixtures

• Locally sourced, Forest Stewardship Council of the US (FSC) wood, salvaged, recycled, durable and low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

• Green roofs, rain gardens and rain water harvesting

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901 23rd Ave NEMinneapolis, MN 55418

612-246-4670 tim@testudio.com

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2349 Willis Miller DriveHudson, WI 54016

715-381-9977 claudia@energyconcepts.us

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651-207-6023 M O R R I S S E Y B U I L D E R S

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NVisit this family homestead to get a sense of country living, right outside of the cities. The Dennisons are proud of their integrated approach to sustainable living, on a budget. They built a 16x20 foot greenhouse as an addition to their home in 1997; they use the greenhouse in partnership with a cold frame and gardens to provide 50% of their food supply. A 400 square foot root cellar is used to maintain that food supply through the winter months.

On the roof of the greenhouse is a solar thermal panel that provides domestic hot water for the home May through September. October through April the glycol in the solar thermal panel circulates through Wirsbo tubing located in sand beneath the greenhouse floor which helps heat the greenhouse and the main house in the cold months, with the assistance of a wood burning cooking stove. This concept is based on the physics of thermal mass material that has the capacity to store heat. Thermal mass is crucial to good passive solar heating design. Objects with high thermal mass absorb and retain heat, slowing the rate at which the sun heats a space and the rate at which a space loses heat when the sun is gone. In this case the Dennisons are capturing the sun’s heat during the day and storing it in sand below the greenhouse, which than radiates the heat captured back at night to keep the greenhouse, and the house attached to it, warm when the sun is down.

Two free-standing, ground mounted, single axis solar PV arrays totaling 6kW of power provide 100% of all the non-heating electricity needs for the couple.

When visiting this site make sure to stop by the Franconia Sculpture Garden to see their newest pieces of public art. The Sculpture Garden is just a two minute drive from the Liberty Hill Farm, free and open every day of the year from dawn til dusk!

864 Clam Falls Trail 715-653-4295 legacysolar.com

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G R E E N F E A T U R E S• Greenhouse integrated with solar hot water panels

• Thermal mass heat storage

• 6 kW solar photovoltaic ground mount

• Cold frames for early plant starting

• Wood burning cook stove for heat

• Chickens for meat, eggs, pest maintenance and garden fertilizer.

314 Maple St. Woodville, WI 54028

715-698-4350 carrcreekelectricservice.com

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O NThe Boyce-Olson home is an outstanding example of sustainable family living. Vegetable and flower gardens, fruit trees, berries, chickens, uniquely efficient appli-ances, a wealth of tips for reducing consumption and pursuing a healthy lifestyle, creative transportation solutions, and energy independence!

In 1998 this family installed a 1.35 kW solar electric system with battery backup. Solar electric systems with a battery backup are often installed by consumers to provide an emergency backup in case of a power outage. Grid tied solar systems must disconnect when the grid is down during an outage, as a safety feature. When the grid is down, users can neither sell energy back to the utility, nor supply their home or business with power per the UL-1741 safety requirement, leaving unused solar electricity sitting on the roof. If there’s an outage, solar energy systems with batteries can drop the grid and continue powering the building. A battery backup system is how the Boyces can guarantee themselves electricity at all times.

In 2010 the Boyce family added a 2.4 kW grid-tied solar system and built a custom-designed shed for the original photovoltaic system. Come take a tour, ask any questions you can think of, and be inspired by what is possible.

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11451 Oregon Ave North Champlin, MN 55316

763-438-1976 powerfullygreen.com

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G R E E N F E A T U R E S• Urban chickens providing eggs and pest control for the yard

• Two solar photovoltaic arrays: one battery back-up and the other grid tied

• Passive solar tube daylighting in bathroom, dual-flush toilets

• 75% efficient wood burning fireplace, high efficiency dishwasher, SunFrost fridge

• Raising worms for composting and beetle larva for the chickens

• Vegetable and flower gardens, fruit trees, berries

• Solar food dryer

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TH E A RT I N STITUTE S I NTE R N ATI O N A L M I N N E S OTADesign and production services for this booklet were provided by the Graphic Design students in the Winter 2014 Design Production Team class at the Art Institutes International Minnesota.

The Art Institutes International Minnesota prepares students through quality collegiate programs in the design, media, applied management and culinary arts to pursue a career in a global environment.

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