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Arcadia

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Location
Big Bear, California
Year
1996
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Scandinavian
Arcadia by Enertia® - The basement level is walk-out on the mountainside, so steep one walk-out is onto a raised deck.
Arcadia by Enertia® - The basement level is walk-out on the mountainside, so steep one walk-out is onto a raised deck.
This is the Arcadia sunspace -the "engine room" of the Enertia® home.
This is the Arcadia sunspace -the "engine room" of the Enertia® home.
Living Room of the Arcadia by Enertia®. The mass timber walls store solar energy and release it at night.
Living Room of the Arcadia by Enertia®. The mass timber walls store solar energy and release it at night.
The Arcadia kitchen, with cabinets built by the homeowner, who also assembled the pre-cut, numbered kit.
The Arcadia kitchen, with cabinets built by the homeowner, who also assembled the pre-cut, numbered kit.

Details

Square Feet
1152
Bedrooms
2
Full Baths
2
Partial Baths
1

Credits

Posted by
Architect
Builder
Home Owner
Photographer
Emily Will
Awards
US Department of Energy

From Enertia Building Systems Inc.

Arcadia is a one-story mass timber geo-solar home on a hillside walk-out basement foundation.
Mass timber is known for its earthquake and fire resistance, and Southern Pine mass timber stores energy in its resin- making it ideal for solar homes.