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‘Urban frontier house’ a sustainable project in heart of Billings

Randy Hafer says he’s onto something by taking a central Billings lot off the grid.

The house that he and his wife, Janna, are having built looked like a normal construction project on Friday. Wood framing and wiring sat atop the foundation, visible from the interior. Paper covered the exterior of the unfinished home.

But there’s also a roughly 20-feet-tall vertical turbine in the corner of the front yard. It’s there to provide 1 kilowatt of electrical power for the home, which will be supplemented with solar panels. Add a rainwater collection system, ventilation-based climate control and a carefully planned efficient design, and the Hafers will be living in a self-sustained home soon — among the first of its kind.

By Matt Hudson

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/urban-frontier-house-a-sustainable-project-in-heart-of-billings/article_ed4d8e77-de1f-5cd5-bb2e-e8a6a67867c9.html#ixzz3nVm5xHrp

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