WWC TINY HOUSE - Energy Efficient Microgrid Project
Building Affordable Efficient Homes for Recovery and Regeneration
Tiny House Design
In collaboration with Warren Wilson College maintenance staff and student crew, Keith Thomson planned and built a 480 square foot Eco-Panels Solar Microgrid Tiny House for donation to a family heavily impacted by Superstorm Helene.
Completion in April of 2025 - built in a seven-week period with unskilled student labor, under supervision.
4.8 kW Solar PV, 10 kWh LFP Battery Energy Storage, 7 kw 120/240 AC Power, All-Electric Appliances.
Donations from Eco-Panels, Footprint Project Fee Battery Store, Sugar Hollow Solar, Briggs & Stratton, ABB Lumen Panels and others made it possible.
Project Advantages
Demonstration of innovative building and energy solutions including:
Community Collaboration
Local Response to Local Recovery Needs
Experiential Learning for undergraduate students and participating staff, faculty and administrators.
Agile Project Management, cooperation and team building are benefits greater than the sum of their parts.
