Kocurek House

3000 Sieber Dr
Arlington, TX 76016

Tour Hours: 10am - 4pm

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My home was designed to maximize energy and water savings. It is one of the few homes on the 2015 Tour with solar hot water and the landscape was filled with native plants, which require no mowing or irrigation.

 

 

Renewable energy features

Solar PV

kW: 5.5 kW
Installation Date: August 2012
Installer: North Texas Renewable Energy Inc.

Equipment

22 1 SolTech 250 W panels with Enphase M215 Inverters

Retail Electric Provider

Green Mountain

Solar Hot Water

Installation Date : May 2010
Installer:  Plumber
Equipment:  Fafco (http://www.fafco.com/)

 

Green features

  • Passive Solar design
  • Metal roof
  • Rainwater catchment:  Professionally installed (The Rain Well) 3000 gallon poly tank & self-installed 600 gallon system, May 2010
  • Low water use landscape
  • CFL lighting
  • We also have 2 hybrids, 12 year old Civic Hybrid and a Prius V

 

Host Comments

House designed by William Peck to maximize energy and water savings. Landscape preserved during construction and filled in with native plants. No grass or turf, no mowing, no irrigation.