Marie Granmar, Charles Sacilotto and their young son invited Fair Companies to their “Naturhus” (or Nature House), their environmentally friendly house located just outside of Stockholm Sweden that's surrounded by 4-millimeter panes of glass. Withstanding average January temperatures around 27 degrees Fahrenheit, this house-within-a-greenhouse is kept warm by the sun throughout the day with residual heat stored in the bedrock below the house for cold winter nights. Rainwater is collected for household needs as well as for watering plants, and kitchen and garden waste is composted. Inspired by Swedish eco-architect Bengt Warne, who was also homeowner Charles Sacilotto’s mentor, this house even includes its very own sewage system. As mentioned by Fairewinds’ president Maggie Gundersen in her most recent Demystifying Blog post, according to Fair Companies, “the sewage system begins with a urine-separating toilet and uses centrifuges, cisterns, grow beds and garden ponds to filter the water and compost the remains.” Watch this video and see for yourself how possible it is live green and sustainably in a four season climate with cold winters!
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