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Solargon Features & Benefits. Many housing developers provide a few headliner features which look good on paper, but don't really provide much value.
Solargons, on the other hand, provide a wide variety of features and benefits which will pay for themselves over and over again. And add to your comfort at the same time. At the end of the day, aren't those the only features and benefits really really worth listing? Fast, dried-in, enclosed structure. Less material loss through theft, and your families can move into their homes much sooner.
Cob to Code - The Owner-Builder's Guide to Cob Building Codes - Cob Building Codes. How to Install a Base for a Concrete Floor. The Best Insulation Types for Your Home. Installing insulation is one of the most environmentally friendly things a homeowner can do.
About 65 percent of U.S. houses are poorly insulated, a 2005 Harvard study estimates. Fortunately, you can cut heating and cooling bills by about 30 percent with proper insulation. These days, insulation is made with everything from newspaper and sheep's wool to cotton and chemical foams. Many are far more "green" than their predecessors-including formaldehyde-free and recycled-content insulation.
Even fiberglass, that old standard, has improved environmentally. When choosing insulation, most homeowners contemplate R-value, which measures resistance to heat flow. A federal energy tax credit can help homeowners recoup their insulation investment if they complete the improvements by the end of 2007. Fiberglass insulation: The pink stuff Foam insulation Spray foam insulation is an effective insulator with an R-value that ranges from about 3.2 to 7 per inch. Cotton insulation Cellulose insulation 1. Practical Plants.
Polycultures, Guilds & Companions...
In addition to each plant being able to record interactions with other individual plants, users can also create polycultures or guilds of known plant combinations that work well together. We are at the very start of our collection of polycultures with The Three Sisters set up as a quick example. You can create your own favourite polycultures here: An open encyclopedia of plant information There are plenty of sources of plant information online. It belongs to all of us Everything is editable by anybody, and licensed under a Creative Commons license to be used by anybody. A specific focus for a broad audience It's simple: if a plant has practical uses, inform how to propagate, cultivate, and use it. It's practical Covering edible, material and medicinal uses, design functions, propagation, cultivation, environmental preferences, interactions, polycultures (and so on...)
Cost-Effective Passive Solar Design. Passive solar design is one of the most attractive strategies available for energy-efficient construction and green building.
The sun provides free heat, daylighting, and a better connection to our outdoor environment. It does this for the life of the structure. If you follow these priciples, your house will offer passive survivability, meaning it will remain livable through winter power outages. The passive elements of your home design will have no moving parts, and the only maintenance need is occasional window cleaning. Garbage Warrior [Full Length Documentary] Little Green Buildings - Models. Homesteading Forum - The Homesteading Boards. In 1995 my wife had surgery on her shoulder, while she was in surgery I went down to the bookstore to pick up a book to read.
There was a book on building log houses and my wife and I always loved log homes so I picked it up. I read the whole thing while she was in surgery and recovery. The last chapter of the book was a chapter on alternative log styles, and there was a couple of paragraphs on something called cordwood. City in the Sky - concept architecture.
Building Plans. Building Materials. Roofing. Budget/Tiny Housing. Conventional Construction. Masonry. Land. Wells. Solar Energy. Farm and Garden. Homesteading. Rocket stove mass heater. Self-reliance. Fifty Free Farmstead eBooks. How-To Putter Shed - Start. The Putter Shed A putter shed is a great way to increase your outdoor storage area.
We built ours using a plan we saw in a magazine, but most lumberyards and home centers will have plans and kits available. Our style of shed comes with a couple of different options. One option is to divide the shed into two rooms; one for storage and one for a workshop area. We chose a one-room version with a long work bench inside and one double-door entrance. Make sure to check building codes in your area before you build so you don't find out later that you've violated one and have to move your shed or make it smaller. Platform & Wall Framing In our climate you usually need to build a structure like this on frost footings, but the ground here is too rocky to dig that deep. If you have to do some digging, have the locations of your underground pipes and gas and electrical lines marked clearly by your utility companies. Our walls are basic 2x4 stud walls, framed 16" on center. Roof Framing. Your Green Dream Home: First Things To Consider. Be Here Now Environmental journalist Simran Sethi spends her first night in her new home and reflects on the str...
The Winter of Our Content Natural Home editor-in-chief Robyn Griggs Lawrence looks forward to good, green building news for 20... Our Time is Now This is that time of year when all sorts of things converge for me, personally and professionally. Green Applications for Residential ... - Mike Guertin.
Composting Toilets.