Victorian relic full of energy

ROM the outside it maintained 80 year isa old, well two story home, one of the seven Victorian era houses restored to their original states for the 1982 World's Fair at Knoxville, Tn., but on the inside it is retrofitted with nearly every energy saving device available today.

Oil SITE conference between officials ol Mtqklanburg-Duncan Co. (toft to dght) Ed LeHanc, senior v.p., sales and marketino. and Bill 0'Hare, v.p. product marketing; Ke-ri Zabel Conergy Maiteting presidentl and Hrct( Goss, ppject coordinator for Conergy at the Energy Savings House.

Under the sponsorship of Conergy Marketing, Inc., the Energy Saving House was initiated to show visitors from all over the world efficient energy conservation methods and products for the home. The theme of the fair, "Energy Turns the World, " provides an international focal point for solutions to the world's energy crisis, according to Ken Zabel, president of Conergy.

Gutted on the inside, the house has been re-designed to answer every

Bulldlng Products Dlgest question a visitor may have about making his own home energy efficient, the developers claim. Energy conservation products, methods and devices are dearonstrated and displayed by application.

In addition to containing the latest insulation, weathertripping, thresholds, ventilators, ceiling fans, sky lights, windows, energy efficient ap pliances, lighting and plumbing, wood stoves, solar units and other energy savihg technology, the house actually shows how these materials and devices work.

Plexiglass walls and ceilings give a full view of the insulation. While the visitors watch, wall mounted temper-

Story at a Glance

Retrofllted Vlctorlan house demonstrales energy savlngs . . . 30 manulacturere provlde latest technology. Conergy tarketlng, Inc. coordlnates dlsplay at World's Falr In Nashvllle.

ature gauges record the heat reclaimed by ceiling fans. Cut-awaY windows demonstrate the application of weather stripping. Electric meters show the actual energy consumption of appliances in operation. Other measuring tools demonstrate additional effective uses of energy.

Over 30 manufacturers are Participating, providing the latest technology in products and product application for energy conservation at the residential level. They also have trained representatives to staff the house and answer questions.

The product review committee of the Energy Saving House had to sanction participation by each of the companies involved in the exhibit. Macklanburg-Duncan, Oklahoma City, Ok., manufacturer of energY saving, home decorating and builder hardware, was selected to provide weatherstripping and thresholds. Window systems with exterior surfaces (frames and sash) permanently clad with factory finished aluminum extrusions manufactured bY Ideal Co., a division of CertainTeed Corp., Waco, Tx., have been used throughout the house with the in- teriors of Ponderosa pine stained or painted to harmonize with the decorative scheme.

Therma-Tru has provided the only entry door displayed in the house. Ventilation products on display are from Lomanco, Jacksonville, Ar.

For those wishing to pursue energy savings further, there is an Energy Saving House Book desuibing how the house was made energy efficient. It addresses each individual aspect of energy conservation and all the alternatives, according to Rick Goss' project coordinator for Conergy Marketing. Copies are being distributed to those visiting the house.

The Energy Saving House is one of l2 turn-of-the-century and Victorian buildings restored and incorporated into the Fair site. There are six other Victorian houses, the L & N railwaY station and depot, the L & N Hotel, a pre-Civil War foundry and a candY factory.

Other exhibits related to housing include the Home of the Future, a geodesic home constructed by Cathedralite, Inc., with the assistance of South Central Bell, Armstrong, Pennsylvania House, KitchenAid and

INTERIoR GUTTING of the Vict0rian home which was retrofitted as a model energy saving house was almost complete when this Dhoto was taken.

Carrier Air Conditioning. Today's Solar Home develoPed bY Solar Crafters of Knoxville, Solarex of Maryland, Norris Industries of Tennessee and the United American Solar Group features a solar attic collector system for space heating and domestic water.