Waid residence porch

• Highly insulating straw bale walls with natural lime plaster
• Local fieldstone
• Juniper wood columns and railings from on site
• Locally crafted door of salvaged wood
• Locally manufactured recycled wood/plastic decking
• Rainwater harvesting system for household water and landscape irrigation
• Minimal disruption of trees and native vegetation
• Natural ventilation and daylight through cupola
• Interior windows to aid in passive ventilation.
• Compact floor plan & outdoor rooms to minimize resource consumption
• High efficiency Rumford fireplace
• Some antique and locally made light fixtures
• Integrally stained concrete countertops
• Integrally stained concrete floors with earthen floor inset
• Salvaged antique wood beams, trim, ceiling and doors
• Interior partition walls of plaster over reed mat lath (no gypsum board!)
• Featured in Cool House Tour 1999