"Walking into a straw home has the nurturing feeling of a mother's womb, but imparts the light that was embodied into the straw from the sun."

                 Bruce Glenn


"A Timeless Way of Building" by Christopher Alexander speaks to the soul of designing & building your home.
 

Definitions:

Terra = earth, land

Sol = an ancient Roman god personifying the sun.

Do you have finished plans and would like to have another perspective, concerning, solar attributes, healthy materials, air quality, envelope design , preventative moisture issues, orientation for your straw bale or conventional home.

See Plan Review Consulting Details.

 

 

 

 

Northwest Eco-Building Guild Washington State

Current Peninsula Chapter President

 

 

 

Member Colorado e-Star Program

 

 

 


Welcome to
Terra Sol Eco Homes, LLC.

a healthy home design company

We are in website re-development

 

Ecologically Designed Home Environments

Healthy, solar, energy efficient custom homes."

 

 

New Portico Lindbergh Residence
 

In designing  sustainable custom homes, we design using the best systems that traditional & modern building science has to offer. Each home envelope is designed  for the geography climate, topography & local materials.

We creatively combine the best attributes of natural building materials and finishes including, straw bale, post & beam, cob and earth plasters with more conventional wood framing and Rastra (ICF's insulated concrete forms)

Our clients are "health & environmental consciousness people" seeking an alternative healthy living space in an eco- sustainable frame work.

Blending earths natural materials, wood, hand trowelled plasters, stone brings me closer to nature. Just makes me feel better.

By using nature's inherent laws the sun, the tree's, prevailing winds, and topography of the building site. We design with the Earth's natural seasons, blending the home with the individuality of the land. Natural cooling, heating and shading all play a part in designing today's green home.

By designing a smaller custom home this allows the owners to invest in healthier building materials, creating a higher standard of air quality and at the same time increasing the "energy efficiency" of their home, reducing the carbon dioxide emissions to the planet.

 

The Myth of Cheap Natural Homes

For years people come to me believing a straw home is cheaper than conventional construction. That is a misconception promoted by owner builders who spent years savaging building materials, physically building the home without insurance, not hiring professional services and then selling a natural building workshop or a book on straw bale homes.

Home exterior wall costs are 20 % +or-  of the total building cost. If you are an efficient, organized, fantastic communicator, can draw, visualize & communicate in three dimensions, as an owner builder you may be able to save 20-40 % on the total or more if you general contract the project and of course more if you build it yourself.

But please do not think it's less expensive for a professional builder to build a straw bale/natural home to current codes and standards, it can and does cost more, because it can be superior and more beautiful than conventional methods.

That said, some of the most creative, beautiful, innovative homes come from owner builders.

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

 


· Do you in live a remote area of the Pacific Northwest? Are you concerned about green power? We can design or consult your independent power system for your project & connect you with the best installers.

· Would you like to have a straw bale, green built conventional, solar, seminar, or workshop in your area?

For more information click here!

 

 


Phone or email Bruce Glenn: 360.385.5477 (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm).
If we don't connect, please leave the best time to return your call.