Santa’s not coming down this chimney. No Yule logs on the fire, either. But five student tenants are making Michigan Technological University’s Sustainability Demonstration House a home.

The 5,000-square-foot split-level home built in 1953 for Herman “Winks” Gundlach and family was officially donated to Michigan Tech in 1992 and served two presidents, Dale Stein and Curt Tompkins. Known as the Kettle Gundlach University Residence, it was renovated in the early 1990s—including a great-room and dining area addition with a stunning view of Portage Lake—and transformed into a more public space for university-related gatherings. Michigan Tech Facilities Management maintained the house, which hasn’t had this many residents in many years. Michigan Tech’s Alternative Energy Enterprise Team got the green light for the Sustainability Demonstration House project in 2016. Read more.