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Times-Advocate, 1984-01-04, Page 134 i Page 12 TIm.s-Advocate, Jonuafy 4, 1964 brand Bend pair finish energy efficient home The first home in the area of Grand Bend -to be planned with a passive solar heating system was completed by Peter and Brenda Haist this past summer. This fall a solarium was added to pro- vide extra heat from the sun and to add living space with an outdoor- atmosphere. Built in the Van "Dongen subdivision, south of Grand Bend, the Haist home has no appearance of being different - from the road side, but from the back, which faces due south, the amount of glass is evidence of the careful Manning. Peter explained that they wanted a house which was aesthically acceptable but which would be as energy ef- ficient as possible. Finding a suitable building lot which would allow them to put their ideas into practice was the first step. Their search took them to a corner lot at the southern side of the subdivi- sion. Since there were no large trees to block the sun, they could work out their landscaping to fit a solar plan. They were two years in fin- ding a pian which suited the needs of their family (they have two small children, War- ren 6 and Brianne, almost 3). Finally, after going through . pilesof building books and studying the implications of passive solar uses, they found a plan which could be altered . to their needs. Although the plan was meant for a more moderate climate,thereweresurprising- ly few changes needed when they worked it out with builder. George Kadlecik. One of the first considera- tions was insulation. Kadlecik suggested a lower pitch to the cathedral ceiling which allow- ed for extra space for insula- tion. They used two by six inch studs in the walls to allow an extra two inches of insula- tion there and put two inches of styrofoam under the con- crete. This gave them insula- tion "R" factors of 45 in the ceilings, 20 in the walls and 15 under the floors.) The large amount of con- crete used for a half - foundation and under -the main floors in the upper storey is used for heat storage since it is insulated against exterior extremities. With 350 square feet of glass facing the south, the sun's warmth penetrates and is at- tracted by brown quarry tile over the concrete four -inch pads. The concrete holds the warmth and releases it only when the temperature of the air above it drops below the temperature of the concrete. The 2,000 square feet of four -inch concrete pad for the above ground living area is directly influenced by the sun both for heating and lighting. A half basement, at the north side of the house, also secured against the elements with exterior - insulated concrete, holds a new -type Lakewood woodbur- ning stove with a built-in ex- terior chamber to burn off creosote. Warmth from the stove is allowed in to the up- per portion of the house by .way of an opening in the mid- dle of the upper storey and is circulated by a ceiling fan directly above the opening. Back-up heat is provided with a small forced -air elec- tric furnace on the lower level and by strategically placed baseboard electrical heaters. Jim and Steve Turnbull, of the local plumbing and heating firm, worked with the Halsts t4 be sure that there was no energy wasted with plumbing and with heating ducts. Warm and cold `air ducts from the furnace are in- sulated and the cold air system doubles, with the help of the furnace fan, to circulate warm air from .the wood stove. Hot water pipes are in- sulated and facilities requir- ing hot water are not more than 10 feet away from the hot-water heater. Haist is looking at the pro- bability that the house will& heated 30 percent by the sun, 40 percent by the wood - burning stove and the need for back-up electrical heating *'at the remaining 30 percent. With the. solarium, which wilt build up heat, (sometimes to 100 degrees F on a sunny day) and a small fan to draw the heat into the body pf the house gradually, Haist is counting on an added solar advantage. And he's looking at the possibility of heat -storing water containers which could add another "twelve hours of heat" to the main area of the house. How about the summer? Well, the broader eaves block the high summer sun arid in- terior vertical blinds help to keep the house cool. Then there's the concrete which also assumes a lower temperature. The tricky times of the year are in the spring and fall, when the arc of the sun is mid- way on the horizon. When the building team members were working on the house last April and there was no fur- nace nor wood stove, they took their shirts off in order to work in comfort behind the south glass. Both Brenda and Peter have been collecting informa- tion about solar structures for some years. They belong to a national energy conservation society. Brenda and Peter moved into their home this past sum- mer. So far they are pleased with the performance of their plan in harmony with the sun. While they work out the small problems, they haveright, tight, warm, attracthfe dwell- ing for their family. ONLY YOU CAN \ GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFEI , SOLAR HOUSE — The first passive solar house in the area of Grand Bend has been completed by Peter and Brenda Hoist. Seen in the view from the south is the glass "which permits the house to be heated about 30 percent by the sun. Share Nature's Bounty BE Af BLOOD DONOR NEW LIBRARIAN — Flo Murray, (left) became Zurich's librarian at the beginning of January when Beatrice Rader retired. Change. at library Beatrice Rader has retired after six and one-half years as Zurich librarian. Mrs. Rader knows she will miss the peo- ple, especially the children. During her tenure, she has. come to know the reading habitst of. her clients, and knows whether to go to the romances, the mysteries or the historical section when a mother sends heethild to "get Mrs. Rader to get me a book". • Mrs. Rader leaves with -regret; she terms her job "a ''rewarding position - good hours, -good working relation- ship with chief county librarian Bill Partridge and the county staff, and all in all a great job". The former librarian plans to travel,ipowthat her time is her own. "As long as the money lasts, I'm going to spend it", she said with her tf pical merry laugh. And when she is home, she intends to continue borrowing books, from the Zurich library - from the other side of the desk. Flo Murray, who has been assistant librarian for the past three years, become the Zurich librarian January 3. Like her predecessor, Mrs. Murray enjoys "meeting people. "Different people are com- ing in all the time, and no two days are the same", she said. She looks forward to serwng clients' heading needs on a full-time basis. • Match in 1988 Portliitches fort Plowing p take place for 10 minutes on that if anyone is interested in y. going, they could contact him Aitcheson said this prawn- at 291-3190, association press. tation needs Perth County dent Lloyd Morrison of RR 1 residents to march into the St. Marys at 229-8277 or convention hall with speeches association secretary John coming from Perth Warden McKay of Stratford at GlynkCoghlin, a represen- 271-2148. tative from the City of Strat- The . Perth plowmen ford and Perth's agricultural presently have about eight representative Alan Scott. sites where the match could "We only hive 10 minutes be held but, the past president to hit the nail on the head and said they are still in the hit it square, the past presi- market for sites. dent said. He suggested that if so - He isn't expecting it.to be meone is 'interested in being pushover either. Mr. Ait- 'the host farmer or knows cheson said the counties of somebody who is, they could. Brant and Lambton are also contact one of the directgrs or vieing to host the 1988 match. executive members. It was In 1982, the association tried noted that the actual host to get the 1987 match, brit was farm is chosen by the OPA. Unsuccessful. Grey County The match was last held will be hosting that match. here in 19/2 and benefitted the Matches are now announced county financially. Then, the four years in advance instead match made 825,000 more of the previous five years. than was budgeted and Aitcheson hopes that at 887,000 remained in the coun- least two busloads of Perth ty. The plowmen presented County residents will come to 85,000 each to two local nurs- Toronto for the_presentation " ing homes and gave ;500 to on the Tuesday. He suggested every fair in Perth. The Perth County Plowmen's Association hu two days to make its pitch for the 1988 International Plow- ing Match - Monday February 13 and Tuesday February 14, 1984. Those are the dates of the Ontario Plowmen's Associa- tion's annual convention in Toronto. At the end of those two days, the Perth associa- tion will know whether or not it will be hosting the 1988 match. The past president of the plowmen's group, Doug Ait- cheson of RR 4 Listowel, said a reception room will be held on the first day of the convention. At the local group's annual meeting on December 13, commodity groups from across the county were asked to submit ideas for education displays that will be in the reception room. - "We'll be presenting our county to Ontario," said Mr. Aitcheson. The past president said the Perth plowmen, are grateful for the positive response given by the various com- modity groups. The main presentation at the Toronto convention will fien finipsei A Happy New Year to one and all from all of us here. No doubt everyone managed to catch up on their family gatherings after the blustery week. We thank everyone for all the treats brought to both residents and staff over the holiday season, and for all the programs presented by the various groups for the enjoy- ment f the residents. We would pleased to have entertai ent come in during the winter oQthe when most people here }e confinedto the Home because of weather conditions. Please call the of- fice and we will verify a date for you. We regret that Mrs. Florence Gould is a patient in South Huron Hospital, Ex- eter. Miss Loretta Keller has returned to the Home. Residents who have been out during the week were Mr. Aaron Gingerich, Mrs. Rachel Amanns, Mr. Perce Johnston, Mrs. Coward, Mrs. Shapton, Mrs. Hoggarth, Mrs. Tetreau and Mrs. Verna Truemner. Christmas video programs were shown during the week by Cliff Alexander of the apartments. Friday evening bingo was played, followed by refreshments. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Rev. Stan MacDonald of Hen- sall United Church. Bill Gib- son presided at the organ dur- ing the service. Mrs. Irene Davis read the scripture lesson, and spoke to the con- gregation concerning the Hensall centennial celebrations. Wed 60 years Continued from page 5 helmet for the little boys. The O'Briens still have an enormous garden lying the raw material f r jams, jellies, preserves, nd fruit and vegetables for the table and the freezer. Although Lloyd had refused to retire despite several bad accidents including a fall that - turned his heel to mush (ac- cording to the doctor who treated him), a heart attack finally convinced him to quit his job. Incapable of idleness, _ O'Brien turned again to a boyhood hobby, and for the past six yeaN, has been rais- ing and shows g such exotic fowl as single comb Anconas, gold and silver Campines, Belgian style quail, Blue Japanese Wyandottes, silver Seabrights and Hampshires. Most are the easily handled Bantam species. O'Brien raises the birds from egg to adult, and has shown them at fairs in Zurich, Clinton, Hensall, Exeter and Bayfield. Last November he and Vera dropped in to the fair in Columbus', Ohio where 10,200 birds were on exhibit. O'Brien still smiles when he relates the story of a neighbour's child coming to the door last year, and asking how hens had babies. He took the little girl to the incubator in the basement, and showed her an egg with the shell already cracked bytheefforts of a chicken ready to hatch. He will never forget the wonder in the child's eyes as she held the egg to her ear and heard the faint "cheep, cheep" from inside. She returned the next morning to see the newly hatched chick, still in the bottom' half of the shell. "Life is wonderful", O'Brien enthused, and his companion of 60 years nodd- ed enthusiastically. The O'Brien children, Dorothy (Mrs. Ken Weber. -- Helen, (&l,rs. Arthur McLean), Betty (Mrs. Don Oke), Kay (Mrs. Morris Webb) and Eugene are hosting a family dinner in the Zurich Community Centre on Saturday, January 7 for their remarkable parents. An open reception and dance will follow from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. • coo "Prices so low Scrooge himself can't resist the savings. But Hurry"!! 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