Onondaga Nation

People of the Hills

The new Onondaga Nation volunteer fire hall: Built to rely on the energy within

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-41b576e2d4652396Syracuse.com: The new Onondaga Nation firehouse has geothermal heating and cooling, linked to wells that run 400 feet deep. Recycled paperbacks provide the fiber used as insulation, between the walls. The floorboards for a new community hall are made from gleaming maple.