Eco-Savvy Garage Sunset

Eco-Savvy Garage
Sunset

It can be sad when someone's garage is cooler than your entire house, but the care owners Susan and Jim Sproull took to minimize the structure's impact on the environment makes up for the fact in karma points.

The wraparound polycarbonate panels admits tons of light, cutting down on energy use; the roof is a green roof with four inches of soil; insulation is recycled newspaper; and heating is infrared, which means objects and people get warm but the air does not (the garage is used as a woodworking shop by Jim).

• Eco-Savvy Garage - Sunset Magazine

Via: Remodelista

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Comments (9)

I love the polycarbonate. My dream would be a cellar door and roof hatch of polycarbonate, but it's probably against the fire code.

posted by monarda on November 18th 2008 at 8:36pm
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You know what's an extra eco-savvy garage?
One with no car in it.

posted by broccoli on November 18th 2008 at 11:07pm
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WOW my guy's DREAM come true garage!! and green.... : )

Jen Ramos
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posted by jenniferramos on November 18th 2008 at 11:25pm
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Nice!

posted by lyla on November 19th 2008 at 9:34am
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mmmm...Mercedes-Benz 230SL

posted by twotwenty on November 19th 2008 at 9:51am
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Oh!!! Such a fantastic space, and the car can be green! You can park it and admire it!!!

My 79' fiat uses less gas than most modern small cars, its no prius but many older cars can be gas sippers.

posted by DahliaCactus on November 19th 2008 at 11:04am
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Le Sigh...
Le Envious Sigh...

posted by bepsf on November 19th 2008 at 11:35am
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oh yeah baby.

posted by AZkathy on November 19th 2008 at 12:18pm
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Oh, I could live There!

posted by MoJonson on November 20th 2008 at 7:11pm
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