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Energy efficient home heats without a furnace
Hi-tech 'SmartHome' will spend summer on Wade Oval before moving to nearby neighborhood
by WKSU's JEFF ST. CLAIR


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Cleveland's first 'SmartHome' was built by CPK Construction as part of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's summer-long focus on climate change. The house features hi-tech windows and heating/cooling system, and a 'rain chain' hanging from the downspout, a musical water feature.
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There’s a new house on historic Wade Oval on Cleveland’s east side.  With thick walls, high tech windows, and no furnace, it’s the area’s first ‘Smart Home’.  The house kicks off the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s summer long focus on climate change.  It will be open for tours starting today. 

As workers put the finishing touches on the two-story, 2,500 sq. ft. house, we walk through with its builder, Chris Kontur of CPK Construction.  He points out the deep set windows, the tell-tale signature of a ‘Smart Home’…

'SmartHome' walk through

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Project manager Chris Kontur guides the tour of the great room.  The oak flooring was recovered from a vintage Cleveland Heights home that was demolished.
The master bedroom includes a walk-in closet, sitting room space, and master bath.  The second floor is heated and cooled by an energy recovery ventilator, another unit works on the ground floor.
The master bathroom.  The SmartHome is a 2,500-square-foot house with three bedrooms and 2½ bathrooms.
Kontur points to the upstairs heating/cooling unit.  There is no furnace in the all-electric 'SmartHome'.  Increased insulation and hi-tech windows help reduce energy usage.
Workers scrambled over the weekend to have the project finished for the opening Monday morning June 6th.  The house will be moved to a vacant lot on Wade Park Ave. in October.
Ground floor plan.
Upper floor plan.

In October, the house will be moved about a half mile to a residential lot on Wade Park Ave. and sold.  The sample ‘Smart Home’ - designed Doty & Miller Architects - cost about $525,000 to build, but once moved will have about $350,000 discounted price tag.  It was funded by PNC bank, the Cleveland Foundation, and other sponsors.    Tours of the ‘Smart Home’ at the Cleveland Natural History Museum begin this morning.

To be a certified 'SmartHome' or 'Passive' home, an insulation value of at least R-55 in the walls, and R-75 or more in the ceiling has to be achieved.  Doty & Miller Architects.
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Related Links & Resources
Cleveland Museum of Natural History 'SmartHome' page

Plain Dealer coverage of 'SmartHome'

Doty & Miller Architects

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