The Midori Haus is in Santa Cruz at 135 Van Ness Avenue, where my late mother, Mary C. Lemmon, lived from Nov 1954 until her death at 91 in Dec 2009. The new owners, Chie Kawahara and Kurt Hurley, who bought the house in 2010, decided to do a green remodel/renovation of the house.
These photos were taken on 13 November 2016.
When the weather is good, there are now provisions for cooking outside.
Here's Kurt explaining the Midori Haus use of solar panels to a guest at one of the frequent Open Houses.
A zoom of the solar panels on roof near the south-west corner of the house.
The back deck, a side view of the solar panels, and the top of the solar panels of neighbors Robert and Patrice Keet.
A Look along the east side of the Midori Haus.
Links:
- Midori Haus Homepage
- Santa Cruz Green Builders: Hurley & Kawahara
- What is a Passive House?
Routes:
- T 29 Nov Actual Route: DWLs - San Jose - SJ VA Clinic - Hecker Pass - DWLs
- W 30 Nov Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
- Th 1 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SJ VA Clinic - W/M - Scotts Vy - DWLs
- F 2 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
- Sa 3 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
- Su 4 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - $ Tree - DWLs
- M 5 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV P.O. - Lib - DWLs
- T 6 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib- $ Tree - DWLs
- W 7 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
- Th 8 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - DWLs
- F 9 Dec Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib Apco - DWLs
- Sa 10 Dec Route: DWLs - SV Lib Apco - DWLs
Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
