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Creek Homestead was significant—about $400,000 for land and house—the innovative solar concepts incorporated into design should bring monthly maintenance bills for utilities and taxes down to around $100 apiece for each of the three couples.
“We’re extremely pleased with the performance of the place from an energy point of view. It's exceeded our expectations,” Sid said. “The first day we moved in, Margaret looked around and announced, ‘This is what I dreamed about’!”
"Do you feel you’ve had to give up anything for the solar application?” Ritvo asked.
“Margaret will say it limits her use of rugs!” Gottlieb joked.
“It's also given us a very bright environment,” added Bob Gowell.
Questioned as to how often they have to resort to backup wood heat, Gottlieb replied that he and Gowell have cut and stacked ten cords.
“We hope to get away with using half that much. We figure a couple of cords per each apartment, maybe six total for the whole house, and that’s the absolute maximum”
“You have to look at the entire house as a solar collector rather than just looking for something on the house that collects solar heat," Ritvo emphasized.
Ken and Sam Clifton never doubted that their design would function but they had questions initially over how the concept of communal
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