A 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom Green House/Passive House
with a modern design, 21st-century comfort and a near $0 utility bill
located just outside the beautiful town of Lanesboro, MN.
Passive Solar: 60% of windows on the southside (with overhang for summer cooling);
900 sq.ft. 100% recycled plastic decking with aluminum railing.
Licht 'n Stein in the Summer
Christian Milaster standing on the deck of his home.
(red tile floor with embedded radiant in-floor heating)
A wood-fired stove with a convolute flu system that requires only one firing a day
which heats up the 4-5,000 pounds of stone and firebrick.
from left to right: Sears fridge (372 kWh/year), propane stove, dishwasher.
Granite countertop from Cold Springs, MN
Birch kitchen cabinets with millet grass embedded in acrylic.
Natural Maple staircase with one-piece stringers
made by Region Millworks in Elgin
Fall Flowers courtesy of Sarah Johnson of Rural Spring Valley