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The home incorporates unisol ar, flexible photo voltaic materials on the roof thatconvert sunlight into electricity. The system was designed and installed by PersDrew who had been the renewable energy standards person for Ontario Hydro.The system is grid connected so that the electricity bills are reduced by the amountof energy generated by the solar photo voltaic system. The system also has a batterybank for emergency power.The passive solar features are a primary heating system . This includes theplacement of windows primarily on the south face, the concrete mass floors forstoring the heat from the sun that comes through the windows, and high qualityfiberglass windows that insulate the heat that is captured. The feeling in the house isone of lots of light, fresh air, and simply beautiful comfort.Materials used throughout were non-toxic and non-off -gassing as Beth has severereactions to chemicals. This meant using plaster on the walls rather than the drywall(the drywall compound has chemicals that Beth is sensitive to).Cheryl now works out of the house in her new landscape architecture business inwhich she applies her recent degree in the subject along with her experience buildingthis sustainable healthy home. The homes landscape is a deep reflection of her158