What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Passive solar design. Open interior design that utilizes natural air convection and flows. Very healthy and comfortable home. Hand built of AAC Block, local sourced salvaged materials and high quality finish materials. 21 seer AC heat pump. Thermal mass concrete slab with 3 zone heated hot water system. Wired for back up generator. Custom designed and built by sustainability professional.Property Description
One of a kind 3+B/2B home on 7.5 acres in rural area but close to popular cities. Highly engineered with sustainability features. Thoughtful custom design. Large wall of windows makes best use of sunlight.
Neighborhood Description
Safe, secluded country setting set back from quiet road with two creeks as boundaries. Nice mix of country folk, organic farmers, artists and others that moved from city "over" development, taxes, traffic. The surrounding neighborhood is trees, creeks, mixed with fields - not densely populated.Market Area
Snow Camp is a very small rural community that has a history that includes civil war battles and Quaker settlements.
15 minutes to Saxapahaw - a unique, re-purposed mill village on the Haw River with restaurants, kayaking, farmers market. Also includes an outstanding charter school focused on art and environmental studies.
25 minutes to Chapel Hill. 45 minutes to Greensboro. 50 minutes to RTP and Cary.School District
public and charter schoolsCommunity
Rural community of multigenerational farms, progressive organic farms and farmets, commuters that value a peaceful, safe, natural setting (easy drives to work with minimal traffic). NeigLocation of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | no |
| Cleaned with Green Products | no |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Forced Air - Heat Pump Hydronic Floor Heat (radiant) Solar - Passive |
| Cooling System | High Efficiency Heat Pump Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Part of Heating System Part of Cooling System |
| Whole House Filtration | HEPA filtration |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Well Rain Water Collection |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Plaster - Other Shingles - Wood |
| Interior Finish | Cement Plaster Gypsum Board - Sheet Rock Wood - Solid |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Concrete Tile Wood - Laminated |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Wood Dual Glazed |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass Other |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | no |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 1 |