The Snowmass, Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute is a non-profit dedicated to promoting sustainability in three main areas: Energy, transportation and buildings.
At about 8,000 feet, RMI founder Amory Lovins' house, which is the company's original headquarters--it has since moved into a nearby home on the late John Denver's old land--serves as an office and a showcase for the kind of ultra-efficient housing that is possible today.
Though it was built years ago, it has recently been renovated and now includes a new, large, set of solar panels--on top of a set of panels it already had--that allow the building to produce more energy than it uses.
The house is filled with a series of systems that are designed to get the most out of the building, and to make the space as liveable as possible.
As Lovins is apparently fond of saying, people who live in energy-efficient houses need not skimp on hot showers or cold beer.
At about 8,000 feet, RMI founder Amory Lovins' house, which is the company's original headquarters--it has since moved into a nearby home on the late John Denver's old land--serves as an office and a showcase for the kind of ultra-efficient housing that is possible today.
Though it was built years ago, it has recently been renovated and now includes a new, large, set of solar panels--on top of a set of panels it already had--that allow the building to produce more energy than it uses.
The house is filled with a series of systems that are designed to get the most out of the building, and to make the space as liveable as possible.
As Lovins is apparently fond of saying, people who live in energy-efficient houses need not skimp on hot showers or cold beer.
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