A my Bowen is equa lly resolute in her
advocacy of environmenta l compatibility
awareness, articulation — and action.
" I wa s i n spi red by Don's pa ssion for
what he was doing at Meridian Associates,
which wou ld ca r r y t hroug h to our per-
s o n a l l i v e s ," s h e s a y s . " T h e m o r e w e
evaluated energy-e¥cient technology and
materia ls, the more feasible the prospect
of ca rbon-free living beca me."
W hile this project required ex tensive
research and a conscious, deliberate intent
to avoid set t l i n g for convent iona l con-
str uction practices to achieve net-zero,
the extraordinary results have more than
paid o¡ through the complete elimination
of carbon emission, while a lso eliminat-
ing all utility costs. With Don's knowledge
of technolog y and Amy 's research skills,
they identified the products and materials
necessar y to produce this home in a New
England building environment unaccus-
t ome d t o t he C ont emp or a r y s t yle a nd
commitment to energ y e¥ciency.
" We borrowed a lot of ideas from other
a r e a s w h e r e M o d e r n /C o n t e m p o r a r y
de si g n i s c om mon , s uch a s t he nor t h-
western United States a nd Europe, a nd
Master bedroom
No closet doors are in the home.
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