Imagine a Community composed of households that are nearly perfectly self-sustaining and resource friendly (Eco-neutral) in design and energy consumption. Imagine a community that produces an absolute minimum of CO2 emissions. A community that is enjoyable with quality of life amenities like gorgeous landscaping that blends with the native ecology, a central park with a lake and peddle boats, a central grocery and deli and even Barbeque areas that do not pollute the air. And you can walk, ride your bike or drive there with the zero emissions vehicle that came with your home purchase. This is such a fun and functional car, you may only use your gas powered car for long distance travel.
Your monthly utility bills are virtually non-existent. The Synergy-Prime home has radiant heat floors, warmed by energy produced from the home itself. The energy is electricity but the heating of the radiant filled-tubing is done with light, not a heating element. In fact the solar shingles and dolphin-shaped wind turbine on the roof produce enough energy, that there is usually a surplus that is fed back onto the grid for others to use… the Electric Meter actually RUNS BACKWARDS. The walls of the home have an R-value of 45 (nearly four times that of conventional construction) assuring that the ambient temperature of the home remains nearly constant. This is THE FIRST COMMUNITY OF ITS KIND BUILT ENTIRELY WITH THIS READILY AVAILABLE RESOURCE.
Cooling is done with new LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES and through a passive geo-thermal circulating system. Cooking and water heating are accomplished using the same LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES the radiant heated floors use.
The water supplied to the home is of two types. Potable, purified water, the only water actually purchased from the utility company, and the water used for bathing, clothes washing, waste removal and irrigation. This second supply comes from reclaimed and treated grey water from the house itself. Rain water and grey water, captured from bathtubs and showers and bathroom sinks, are plumbed directly to the reclamation plant where it is purified to beyond government guidelines. This plant is no bigger than a garage. The water is held in the picturesque community lake until it returns to the home for re-use and recycling. Surplus water from the lake keeps the community landscapes green and flourishing, inviting beneficial and enjoyable wildlife to share the community with you.
Life in a Synergy-Prime home is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. Once you move in, there are virtually no utility bills for your home or your vehicle. You are living in an environment that is “eco-neutral”, you quite literally are becoming a part of the solution, not adding to the problem of global warming, air and water pollution and our dependency on oil.