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Imagine a house with a boulder for a climate control system, we’ll take you to Jamul to tour this unique property.
SFGate
 
“The boulder acts as the heating and cooling element of the home,” Jeannine Savory, real estate agent for the property, told SFGATE. Although temperatures in Jamul can rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the stone’s temperature remains between 60 and 65 degrees, Savory said.
 
 
Mansion Global
 
The house on Alta Loma Drive was built in 2000 with sustainability in mind long before its time. The boulder itself regulates the temperature in the interior of the home since it is independently cool because of the earth’s temperature, according to the architect, Drew Hubbell of Hubbell & Hubbell.
Zillow Gone Wild
 
The "Zillow Gone Wild" house in Jamul is a unique home built around a massive, 14-foot natural boulder that acts as a dramatic centerpiece in the great room. This feature cools the room in the summer and radiates warmth in the winter, complemented by straw bale walls for superior insulation and mission-style architecture. The house, which was featured on the "Zillow Gone Wild" show, emphasizes its unique architectural design, natural elements, and private setting.
Los Angeles Times
In fact, straw-bale construction, because of its density, is extremely fire resistant, but it also has many more attractive qualities, Dunham discovered. When it comes to insulation, it beats normal 2-by-4 wall construction hands down. Standard houses’ R-value (the measure of a wall’s resistance to heat or coolness) ranges from a rating of 13 to 19. With straw bales as insulation, the resistance level rockets to a rate of 40 to 50. Plus, straw is cheap, and, when stucco-covered, it is far less susceptible to termites than wood.

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