Site planning a mobilehome
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:31 pm
Hi All,
Don't know if this subject has been covered before (probably ad nauseum)...however, I was thinking of how energy efficient my home is and I owe a lot to the previous owners' foresight in setting up this home.
Several factors come into play when choosing a site and orienting the home on the site. In my case, the house has front and back doors on the same side which is facing southeast and my bedroom with large alcove windows faces south. On sunny winter days I hardly ever use the furnace because of radiant heat from the sun. The grounds are also landscaped to my advantage...for example, on the north and west sides of the home are large pines which shelter the home from cold winter winds...and on the south and east sides are deciduous trees which shade the house in the summer from excessive heat and allow sunlight to reach the house in the winter. The ground was also built up under the home so water does not collect there.
I use about 200 gallons of heating fuel (kerosene) per year and my electric bill is around $30-40/mo. No cooling costs of course since I live in Maine. Besides the site planning, I have also done all the usual energy conserving tips, but I am always looking for more ideas. But siting the home is a huge factor in reducing energy consumption in my estimate
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Don't know if this subject has been covered before (probably ad nauseum)...however, I was thinking of how energy efficient my home is and I owe a lot to the previous owners' foresight in setting up this home.
Several factors come into play when choosing a site and orienting the home on the site. In my case, the house has front and back doors on the same side which is facing southeast and my bedroom with large alcove windows faces south. On sunny winter days I hardly ever use the furnace because of radiant heat from the sun. The grounds are also landscaped to my advantage...for example, on the north and west sides of the home are large pines which shelter the home from cold winter winds...and on the south and east sides are deciduous trees which shade the house in the summer from excessive heat and allow sunlight to reach the house in the winter. The ground was also built up under the home so water does not collect there.
I use about 200 gallons of heating fuel (kerosene) per year and my electric bill is around $30-40/mo. No cooling costs of course since I live in Maine. Besides the site planning, I have also done all the usual energy conserving tips, but I am always looking for more ideas. But siting the home is a huge factor in reducing energy consumption in my estimate
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