Power Lunch Series: Allentown home tour
Paul and Marie North are life-long residents of eastern Pennsylvania, and have been interested in energy efficiency and innovation and improvement in housing for a long time. Their interests in passive and active solar technology and energy efficiency date back to the 1970’s when they began to discuss the possibility of building a home that incorporated these features.
From 2002 to 2008, Paul and Marie researched, planned, and supervised the construction of an energy-efficient, geo- thermal conditioned, passive solar house, the subject of their presentation. They moved into their home in October, 2008.
They have become “active” participants in the energy efficiency of their home and have incorporated green living principles into their everyday lives. They give tours of their house and do presentations about the building process, the energy efficient, green, and sustainable principles and products they’ve incorporated into their home, and what it’s like to live in the home they imagined and helped to create.