Our Solar SunHawk

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December/January 2003
 
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Upstairs, off the master bedroom, a large deck faces west and overlooks the pond and grotto. Adjacent to the bedroom is a walk-in closet and my office. The master bathroom is circular, with a large shower and bathtub, and a picturesque view of 3,000-foot-high Duncan Peak. We got so obsessed with the views from the house (there are 69 windows!) that we forgot to leave space for mirrors in the bathroom.

From my office, a spiral staircase leads 12 feet up to the top deck, the "eye of the hawk," which offers a 360-degree view of the surroundings. If you get truly inspired, you can climb on up to the roof for an even better view.

HOME SWEET HAVEN

Building SunHawk has been the most rewarding experience of our lives. It has been a long and arduous journey of four years from conception to completion, but we now have a home where we hope to spend the rest of our days in peace and serenity, free from fossil fuels, the electric grid, telephone wires and highway noise.

Best of all, we have a spiritual haven to enjoy with each other and to share with our children and grandchildren.

SunHawk shows that it is possible to build without cutting down trees, heat and cool without using fossil fuels, and enjoy all the 21st-century creature comforts while minimizing the impacts on the planet that sustains us.

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