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Off-grid, solar home doesn’t scrimp on comfort : Contractor Magazine

by Nora DePalma on March 2nd, 2010

Who wants to live off the grid in a solar powered home in Northern Wisconsin?  No one we know.

But Michael Sperry’s wife, Judy agreed to go along with his “environmental experiment as long as our family wouldn’t be uncomfortable.”  Radiant  heating is among the solutions that keep the family warm.

Appliances, consumer electronics, comfort systems…all had to have maximum efficiency.   A unique circulating pump in the radiant heating system keeps operating costs low and comfort high, even in Northern Wisconsin at this time of year.

Read more at Contractor Magazine: Off-grid, solar home doesn’t scrimp on comfort.

The story originated from Green Earth PR agency, O’Reilly/DePalma, from an interview of the homeowner conducted by principal John O’Reilly.   Two O’Reilly/DePalma clients are featured in this exclusive: feature, Grundfos and Uponor, which provide the PEX tubing.