IN Penn Hills Summer 2014 | Page 24

SOuth Newbury Community By Gina Mazza M ike and Natalie Ryan exemplify an emerging segment of the home-owning population: young, socially conscious professionals who take active steps to reduce their carbon footprint. A pharmacist and former chemist, Mike embraces new technologies, particularly solar energy. As a social worker at an agency for the homeless, Natalie deals a lot with housing and utilities. When the couple decided to build, going solar was a priority. They’d researched sustainable options while ]