Listen to NoCO’s podcast of Erin O’Toole’s interview with John Avenson, homeowner, and Paul Kriescher, host of Heart of a Building discussing John’s home, trends in renewable energy and Colorado Environmental Film Festival
Jimmy Carter’s administration had backed the design of some experimental homes along Colorado’s Front Range. Warmed by the sun and fueled by renewable sources – an exciting idea in the late 1970s. John Avenson was inspired by Jimmy Carter and wanted to live in one of the experimental homes. John got the plans, hired a contractor, and built his very own Carter home in Westminster in 1981.
“My first winter season, which was 1981 and 1982, I didn’t have to use the furnace. And so I knew from the first winter that this is a model home that works — and I’ve been bringing the public in ever since.” says John Avenson. Avenson’s net-zero home was featured on an episode of the PBS series “Heart of a Building,” hosted by Paul Kriescher.
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