"Green Homes for Sale" Pick of the Week

This beautiful straw-bale and solar home in Tennessee uses passive solar design elements in the large, shaded, wraparound porch and large overhangs to provide cooling shade.  The floor is laid on six inches of styrofoam insulation, so you can walk around in your bare feet all year long.

"The straw walls are approximately 2 ft thick which gives it the super insulated R-VALUE of R-55. The ceiling is insulated with fiberglass to a depth of 3 ft for an R-VALUE of R-100. This is what is known as a super insulated home and is extremely energy efficient. All windows are vinyl double pane argon gas filled to protect from ultra-violet damage and have low E tinting for energy efficiency."  The house is located near Nashville, on a hill in the woods.