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Be careful to compare apples to apples in pricing. Price conventional homes with a wall R-value of 35 and see what your builder says. Code is R-19 to R- 21 and the new International Building Code is R-26. Why is the minimum wall insulation level going higher you may ask?

Bruce, thank you very much, you clarified my design concerns, about my passive & active solar designed home. You have reaffirmed my confidence to build a solar home here in Washington.

David Kreps, Builder WA

 

Did you know that the vapor barrier installed by code attributes to mold growth?

The United Building Code (UBC) has the same design for all climates & weather patterns? Is this logical?

The true insulation  factor for a 2x6 fiberglass batten wall system with is R- 12.7 not R-19.

Testing by Oak Ridge Libratory

Do you have health concerns at  home &  work? Are you experiencing, fatigue, itching, headache, nausea,  welts, rashes after a remodeling, sneezing only in one location?

Have you heard of rain screens? Has your designer or builder? If you live in the Northwest or in other mixed humid climates to better find out.



 

 
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Eco Home plan review:

  • Proven foundation to straw bale connection details: slab-on-grade or crawl space

  • Interior & exterior drainage & moisture control systems

  • Infill & load bearing

  • Window & door rough frames

  • Window & door flashing

  • Straw bale wall to eave structural connections

  • Plumbing & electrical & cabinet connection details with the straw bale walls

  • Stucco preparation, cement stucco work, but earth is more fun. Interior stucco creates a extremely hard interior surface & in conjunction with wood, concrete have a echo effect. Adobe floors have a softer feel like walking on leather.

  • Earth plaster formulas, preparation.

  • Thermal envelope, radiant barriers,

  • Ventilation: Earth tubes,

  • Healthy affordable insulation.

  • Healthy building materials & systems, recycled building products.

  • Recycled your used building scraps lessons.

B) Our conventional home plan review includes:

  • Thermal envelope design: design for your local climate, perhaps micro-climate. Energy efficiency! Fuel oil & propane are $4.50+/gal. It will probable drop, but it will increase again, why pay more money?

  • Exterior wall design, walls must allow moisture to dry to the exterior & interior. Have you heard of rain screens? Has your designer or builder? If you live in the Northwest or in other mixed humid climates to better find out.

  • Eliminate the air conditioner. With a proper designed envelope & orientation you can use natural cooling, techniques new & ancient to reduce your cooling loads.

  • Healthy affordable super insulation systems.

  • Air quality: how do I create a healthy home for my family especially my children? Ventilation, air exchange is it enough or too much.

  • Window & Door Flashing details: Don't all builder's flash properly? Unfortunately they do not. Allowing water to penetrate behind synthetic stucco cost hundreds of millions.

  • Orientation & proper site placement: is not just for passive solar efficiency. The easy way to provide a comfortable home is to position the home using the natural foliage, topography and utilizing the sun's arc in the day lighting design.

  • Healthy & recycled building products best uses.
  • Recycled your used building scraps lessons.
  • Suggestions, corrections, to be made on supplied owners plans & separate notes.

 

Building Site & Energy Analysis:

Will passive or active solar work with my home?

Which trees should I selectively harvest or protect?

Where should I place our home.

  • determine the exact amount of solar gain & the best direction for your home to be in.

  • Whether you are just starting to look for property, or

  • You already own land but would like a professional site analyst call me, this can be a on site or sometimes via digital pictures & plot plan surveying information.

Orientation & proper site placement: not just for passive solar efficiency. The easy way to provide a comfortable home is to position the home using the natural foliage, topography with the interior layout.

  • Passive solar calculations for appropriate fenestration-to-mass ratios, fenestration glazing types & placement.

  • Suggestions, corrections, to be made on supplied owners plans & separate notes.

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