We had one HECK of a storm hit northern California in early January. Over 200,000 people were without power for up to a week...This pic shows the view of our redwoods from the third story windows as the wind was whipping them around....The wind gusts were measured at 70 miles per hour....It was kind of scary, we lost lots of trees and large branches in the neighborhood..
From March of 05-July of 06 we built a new house on an urban infill lot near downtown Sacramento. Jeff designed it, Mike was the general contractor. Our house is 3 stories high and 17' wide x 72' long. Among the goals were energy efficiency, cool design, & noise mitigation as we are right next to an 8 lane freeway. The house has solar electric, solar hot water & radiant heat. For the past 4 years we have been working on the landscaping...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
It was a dark and stormy night....
We had one HECK of a storm hit northern California in early January. Over 200,000 people were without power for up to a week...This pic shows the view of our redwoods from the third story windows as the wind was whipping them around....The wind gusts were measured at 70 miles per hour....It was kind of scary, we lost lots of trees and large branches in the neighborhood..
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