Boy, are we grateful that this house is made out of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) which consist of solid polystyrene foam 6" core sandwiched between two gavalume sheathing. This type of wall/roof system has a high R-value (measurement of thermal-resistance ) of R-27.6. With the weather being below freezing for three nights straight this week and our heat being out of commission, we were able to sustain ourselves (with a space heater) inside with the lowest indoor temperature recorded at 48.4 degrees. The space heater, of course, drove our energy usage through the roof record daily usage of 33 kWh.
The gardens also managed to survive the freeze and the seeds in the garden closest to the Harden House are finally growing. Hopefully, by end of winter we will be able to harvest some carrots, beets, and radishes.
We will be heading out of town for the holidays, so the activities around the home will be quite. We hope that the new year will bring us a working solar system and a way to record the information.
Happy Holidays,
Stephanie and Adam
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