Don Metz
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Donald Metz is an architect
known for his earth-integrated house that was built in the 1970s to take advantage of Thermal insulation
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"The Metz House" was featured in Xanadu: The Computerized Home of Tomorrow (ISBN 0-87491-701-8) describing its similarities to the Xanadu House
. Metz lives with his family in Lyme, New Hampshire
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Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
known for his earth-integrated house that was built in the 1970s to take advantage of Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation is the reduction of the effects of the various processes of heat transfer between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence. Heat transfer is the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature...
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"The Metz House" was featured in Xanadu: The Computerized Home of Tomorrow (ISBN 0-87491-701-8) describing its similarities to the Xanadu House
Xanadu House
The Xanadu Houses were a series of experimental homes built to showcase examples of computers and automation in the home in the United States. The architectural project began in 1979, and during the early 1980s three houses were built in different parts of the US: one each in Kissimmee, Florida;...
. Metz lives with his family in Lyme, New Hampshire
Lyme, New Hampshire
Lyme is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2010 census. Lyme is home to the Chaffee Natural Area. The Dartmouth Skiway is in the eastern part of town, near the village of Lyme Center...
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External links
- http://www.donmetzarchitect.com