National Tour of Solar Homes

Rhode Island

Cranston     42 Tremont Street

Contact Name: Domenic Bucci   Phone #: 401-942-6691

Directions: From Route 295 North or South in RI, exit onto Route 14 East (Plainfield Pike). Go about 2 miles to Route 5 (Atwood Ave) and turn right, take 2nd right toTremont St., #42

Home Information: Size: 25' x 38' Year Built: 1950 
Year Renovated: 1980 Sun space/Greenhouse 
Building Style: Ranch 
Location: Urban

Solar Features: Greenhouse/sunspace, passive solar batch water heater, solar oven,
PV module (280W,4’X6’, mounted on a pipe and adjustable). An attached Greenhouse/Sun space 8' wide x 25' long x 9 1/2' high was owner designed and built in 1980. The design is an irregular arc with twin wall polycarbonate glazing. Each end wall has a glass slider. An external roll down shade is used in summertime. A passive solar water heater provides all of our domestic use from April to October. A solar oven, owner designed and built is used to cook, bake, reheat and dry foods. A 20' x 80' raised bed provides organic fruit and vegetables. The attached greenhouse/sunspace provides required heat to the house from April to October. 300 gallons of fuel oil savings. Heating boiler is off 7 months.

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