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ABOUT JOHN KOSMER The Home Improvement Editor of VICTORIAN HOMES for 23 years. (www.victorianhomesmag.com). In addition, John Kosmer (fig 16) has worked with major magazines and the Sunday NY DAILY NEWS that featured major home renovation stories and projects he has completed.
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Figure 16 John Kosmer sitting on marble tile sill of south facing 1st fl. windows. *
ABOUT BRUCE BROWNELL Bruce Brownell (fig 17), principle and founder of Adirondak Alternate Energy and the solar engineer on this project, has created more that 300 of these solar homes over 30 years, many in very cold climates. You can see his website at: www.aaepassivesolar.com. He has earned a place in Daniel D. Chiras’ 2002 book, “THE SOLAR HOUSE”, p.109. | ||||
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Figure 17 Holding the houseplans, Solar Engineer Bruce Brownell discusses the Kosmer Solar House Project with Building with Integrity Contractor John Carrigan.
ABOUT JOHN CARRIGAN In business over a decade, John Carrigan (fig 17) is the principle of Building with Integrity (www.Building-With-Integrity.com) in upstate N.Y., a quality residential and commercial construction company he founded. He received special training from Solar Engineer Bruce Brownell to enable him to adhere to the unique and special building techniques essential for creating the extensive solar ductwork system for proper internal airflow and for maximizing the efficiency of the thermal envelope of the house.
For additional information: Contact John Kosmer 607 547 2344
*Photo courtesy of Simonton Windows | ||
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