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08-15-2006, 11:41 AM | #1 |
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High efficiency eco friendly homes...
Does anyone have any expierence owning, or more specifically building a home like this? Basically I want my next home to be cheap to run, and good for the enviroment. Has anyone built one of these?
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08-15-2006, 12:04 PM | #2 |
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I haven't had experience owning or building an energy efficient home, but I am very interested in green building. Here are some good places to gather information - www.greenbuildermag.com and www.usgbc.org
Hope this helps. -Matt |
08-15-2006, 12:06 PM | #3 |
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08-15-2006, 12:06 PM | #4 |
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Look into a "Dome Home"
They seem to be really cool. If I build my next home, I'll definitely build one of these. |
08-15-2006, 12:08 PM | #5 |
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I is no math student, but I created this formula:
Cheap to run + environment-friendly = very high initial build cost |
08-15-2006, 12:13 PM | #6 |
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Find a "Green" Architect. That would be your best bet... and from what I have read, very high initial cost is NOT necissarily the case. Designing it right is one of the most important things to begin with... things like taking advantage of natural light and sun exposure can reduce your electrical costs dramatically.
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08-15-2006, 12:15 PM | #7 |
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Some terms to search:
Passive solar. Heat pump. Pellet stove. Off the grid. Straw bale construction. |
08-15-2006, 12:15 PM | #8 |
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Here you go, yah dirty hippy!
http://www.earthship.org/ Actaully, the one of best thing you can do right now is to add extra insulation and go for tripple pane windows to cut down on heating and cooling costs. EDIT: more sites: http://www.earthpower1.com/ http://www.earthships.com/ |
08-15-2006, 12:18 PM | #9 |
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08-15-2006, 12:19 PM | #10 |
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I just read an article on concrete homes, and how the cost is coming down to within 5% of a traditional stick-built house. They require relatively little engergy to heat and cool.
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08-15-2006, 12:20 PM | #11 |
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The current issue of DWELL magazine http://www.dwell.com/now/currentissue has a cover story on green going mainstream. Which is good for you, my research indicates mentioning eco-friendly just doubles the price of everything.
Good luck and let us know when you get started. |
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08-15-2006, 12:21 PM | #13 | |
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Use an Architect whatever you do! (I work for a Green Architecture firm, so i may have some bias ) But find a good one and you can't go wrong. Also check out the magazine "Dwell".. one of the recent issues is on Green/sustainable architecture. |
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08-15-2006, 12:24 PM | #16 |
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Got modular? Ex-shipping box...?
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08-15-2006, 12:26 PM | #17 |
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08-15-2006, 01:22 PM | #19 | |
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Passive solar. Heat pump. Pellet stove. Off the grid. etc... Something that's still marketable to normal people, but built with solid energy conservation and green in mind. Thanks for the links guys. AO |
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One of my professors was the designer of a big mansion out in BFE somewhere in montana, and the guy would have had trouble getting power hookups and whatnot, so the house has a bunch of foam panels and straw bales in the walls and stuff, as well as using passive solar heating, and solar panels. He has a windmill too, but he is completely off the grid, has a battery array to store power during low usage times etc.
Obviously this is an extreme case, but the dude has a mansion that powers itself. |
08-15-2006, 01:34 PM | #21 |
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Are you looking at starting a business or selling these to other people? If so, look at utility credits, payback and tax deductions to improve affordability. I work in the construction engineering world, and environmentally friendly and low operating cost can often loose out too low initial cost, even when the payback is measure in months.
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08-15-2006, 01:35 PM | #22 |
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would stick-built be more marketable than concrete? how so?
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08-15-2006, 02:03 PM | #23 | |
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08-15-2006, 02:05 PM | #24 |
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i see.
the only i've had with concrete houses is that it's a PITA to run wiring, hang pictures etc. but again, i grew up in one............ |
08-15-2006, 02:21 PM | #25 | |
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Depending on your definition, concrete really isn't an environmentally friendly material anyways. It's a VERY energy dense material (meaning it a lot of fuel goes into making and transporting concrete). |
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