Westbrook House – Part of the DFW Solar Home Tour

Date/Time
10/06/2012
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tour Host
North Texas Renewable Energy Group

Phone:
www.dfwsolarhometour.org/

Registration Location
Westbrook House
440 Lakewood Dr.
Fairview, TX 75069
United States

Tour Fee

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Westbrook House, Four Cedars
440 Lakewood Drive
Fairview, TX 75069

Renewable energy features:
Wind Turbine kW: 2.4
Installation date: Sep 2006
Installer: Self ( help from Solar Wind Technologies)
Equipment: Southwest Windpower Skystream 2.7 on 30’ monopole

Solar Hot water
Capacity: (2) 4’x8’ panels, 60 gallon tank
Installation date: Sep 1996
Installer: Self
Equipment: (2) Lennox 4’x8’ flat panels, 60 gallon Marathon storage tank/water heater

Green features:
Geothermal Ground Source Pump
Installation date: Sep 1996
Installer: Total Heat & Air
Equipment: WaterFurnace Two Speed Unit (2 ton/4 ton) with (4) 220’ loop shafts.

Rain water catchment
Installation date: Sep 1996
Installer: self
Equipment: (2) 1600 gallon black poly tanks.

Passive Solar Design – proper orientation and window locations. Proper window overhangs and strategic east and west shading.
Cool Roof – galvalume standing-seam metal roof
Hybrid Vehicles – 3 Toyota Prius www.enerjazz.com/prius
Low water use landscape – 2.2 acres of native grasses and trees mostly undisturbed. One disturbed area planted with 609 Buffalo grass.
Desiccant wheel air-to-air enthalpy wheel heat exchanger.

Host Comments:
We designed the house with four major goals: energy-efficiency, environmental friendliness, and low maintenance, and cost effectiveness. We chose a passive solar design with active solar water heating. To learn more about efficient house design review the details of our specific design at The Westbrook House and see the results reflected in our low utility bills.  http://www.enerjazz.com/house/