Secluded, luxury log, Energy Efficient, retreat/farm in the mountains of North Carolina.
Aquarius 2 is rich with architectural design and looks differently beautiful from every angle. The home is optimally positioned to capture the Winter Southern exposure & to maximize the seclusion of your retreat. From the electronic gate on the paved drive way at the road, you cannot see the home. But when you emerge from the trees, everything within your immediate view is part of Helton Creek Farm.

This is a working gentlemen's farm with abundant opportunity to lease the operations out. There are Black Angus cattle, Boer goats, 11 jennies, Romeo, the sole jack, four working dogs, & chickens. Everything you see in the immediate view is part of the farm. The property is fully fenced, within the last four years, with woven wire fencing & uses state of the art, low impact, low maintenance, farming practices. There are three wells on the property, a 50x50 oversized workshop with oversized doors and radiant heat, numerous structures for equipment & hay storage, and animal shelters throughout the property.

The home is capable of both passive & active solar energy, utilizes propane, radiant heating in the home, garage, and workshop and an 85% efficient, soap stone, wood burning stove, in the basement, emitting little to no visible smoke into the atmosphere. Skylights, sun tubes & painted walls capture & reflect natural light throughout the home. A Rinnai tank-less hot water heater supplies the three full and two half baths with on demand hot water, and the windows are positioned not all the same way, but at varying angles to capture the prevailing winds for passive cooling. Very effective & efficient here in the mountains! Ceiling fans are utilized throughout the home, and the orientation of the home utilizes the mature hardwood trees for summer shade & wildlife cover. Radiant roof barriers are an important aspect in the design. Recently stained and treated with non-toxic materials to a rich, subtle, light mocha finish. There is a back up generator to the home & garage that automatically tests weekly. This is a wonderful floor plan for family and entertaining. Each bedroom has a private full bath. The bright finished basement is furnished with a full home theater, library, office, and exercise room.

The home design is by Enertia, a North Carolina firm specializing in design & manufacture of geo-solar homes has patented this process & the materials. The Enertia® Home has been named the most innovative structure of the twentieth century by the American Wood Preservers Institute in Fairfax, Virginia. The AWPI is a trade organization that promotes the environmental benefits and sustainability of wood.

The Enertia® Building System has been chosen as the 2007 Modern Marvel of the Year in the Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge. Enertia was selected from 2,200 entries based on the criteria of:
1) A technological Breakthrough 2) Cleverness, and 3) Historical significance. Wood is no longer just a structural member, or just a decorative trim or paneling - it becomes a solar energy storing device, and when the house is properly configured and sited it can heat and cool itself. Because Enertia® homes 'sequester carbon' in their massive wood walls, as well as reduce carbon pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, they caught the attention of the Modern Marvels judges - who were looking for breakthrough inventions with global potential. Renewable Energy, builder dealer opportunities available through this property.

For more information & a during & after picture tour of this home please go to www.Enertia.com. Both WNC projects are of this home.

This retreat is located within 20 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, 20 minutes to the Jeffersons, one hour to Boone, & Bristol, Virginia, and less than 7 miles is the grand, Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia, where the wild ponies roam freely & you can camp & hike to places within the park exceeding 5000 feet. To places that make you feel like you're on top of the world & you can see mountain peaks forever.

This home will do more than catch your attention. It will invite you, welcome you, wrap you in warm wood, release tension, erase stress, allow you to relax, open your mind, inviting you to stretch mentally & physically, to challenge the natural elements at your doorstep or observe them from within the walls of this lush, understated, sanctuary. A striking home in a breathtakingly beautiful mountain location. Whether you're looking for a retreat for you, your family or your business, or a new lifestyle, this property will positively have a beneficial impact on you, your family & our environment.