<p><strong>Jason Gutzmer is a local builder who constructed an annualized geo-solar home he calls ‘El Nido Solar’ (the Solar Nest), off an alley in the middle of Missoula. He is also a local educator and visual artist/filmmaker/anthropologist with a background spanning 20 years in permaculture design practice across 14 countries. Some projects he has worked on include taking a mobile eco village throughout Latin America, creating an eco village in Montana and working as a green educator in Indonesia. The Solar Nest blends many ways of harvesting the sun's heat, including the geo-solar system designed by Jason. &nbsp;Wondering what a geo-solar home is? Listen to find out.</strong></p>