This home may look quite standard to most Americans but this is truly an odd sight for Slovaks. Most homes in Slovakia are not built with wood. However this is no oridinary wood home but rather like a pilot project which is slowly gaining some momentum here. The proper term is "Passive House." It boasts some rather cutting edge technology which uses some sort of underground piping system which provides the house with the heating and cooling it needs using a very reduced amount of energy. In addition, many of the materials used to build the house are more environment friendly. The draw back is that at this stage it is more expensive than the standard building trend. I have found many Slovaks to be quite environmentally conscious.