The 1,000 square feet modular house, located on a 25-acre area of land, is owned by Charles Davis. It comprises two bedrooms, one bath and a separate guest house spanning 300 square feet. The house incorporates various sustainable features including installation of a roof sporting a V shape with solar panels and a rainwater collection system used for the purpose of drip-irrigation in its zero-effort garden. The garden of the house imbibes a cinder-block design measuring 4 feet in height.
The house comprises a tankless water heater, durable bamboo flooring and windows which run low on energy consumption. It adds to its energy efficiency by generating the amount of energy equivalent to the amount of energy consumed which makes it a net-zero energy home. Another green feature of the house includes the geothermal ground-source heat pump. The pump uses the relatively constant heat underneath the earth’s surface for offering heating, air-conditioning and hot water.
The house utilises Georgia Power’s time-of-use rate in order to reduce power usage expenses during peak hours and off-peak billing. A programmable thermostat is used to cut down energy usage for cooling the home during peak times. The entire power and utility units fitted in the home are being controlled via a system which indicates the amount of energy consumed in relation to energy production amount.
