Ave Maria – Richford, VT
A GARN model 3200 heats a 6,800 sq. ft. addition and provides domestic hot water for the entire 26,000 sq. ft. community care center in Richford, VT.
Read MoreAward-winning Wisconsin barn-conversion home heats with GARN
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, WI presented Hank Daum and Heidi River, owners of an innovative barn conversion, with the first ReStore Project of the Year Award in September 2012. Daum and River spent six years remodeling a barn into an energy-efficient home with many materials purchased from the Habitat ReStore. The three inches of closed-cell polyurethane foam used to encapsulate the Barome project yields a maximum R-value of about 21, which is not outstanding given the total area of 9,000 sq ft. Most of their energy savings is due to the GARN® method of wood heating–hot, fast,...
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