Environment
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November 27, 2009
Test house runs on solar and hydrogen
By BILL KACZOR
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The elevated floor, tall ceilings, steeply pitched roof and broad overhangs are borrowed from the traditional “cracker house” that relied on shade and air movement for relief from Florida's sultry subtropical climate.
A pair of magnolia trees, dark red siding, ceiling fans, bamboo flooring and rustic wooden beams salvaged from a Georgia barn add to the inviting atmosphere of the little house in the middle of Florida State University's brick-and-mortar campus.
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