The University of Tennessee recently opened the New Norris House, a 21st-century home that revisits the old Norris community project. As background, during the Great Depression, the Tennessee Valley Authority built a model community as part of a water works project in Tennessee. According to the New Norris House site, the old Norris homes were innovative and included electricity and heating systems for the first time in the region.
The New Norris House builds on this history with a prefabricated home, solar hot water, rainwater collection, and all sorts of features that should reward the project team with LEED Platinum certification.
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