In July of this year, we (Tim & Sarah) committed ourselves to designing a mountain home in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana, which will proclaim itself as the bookmark for Green Building / Sustainable Dwellings for years to come.
With the professional services of architect Don Briggs, Briggs Architecture (http://www.briggsarch.com/), we are currently moving forward with design renditions to provide the highest level of energy efficiency through Passive Solar design. From there we will work directly with reputable contractors to install an array of Green Building practices.
Dedicated Off-Grid Solar Arrays, Solar Thermal Panels, Geo-Thermal Heating/Cooling, Gray-Water System, Rainwater Catchment System, Environmentally Friendly Building Materials, Non-Toxic Finishes, and Low-Impact Environmental Practices are all a part of the research at the present time. Join us over the coming months as we move closer to the scheduled ground breaking in Spring 2008, and stay up to date with all decisions we make along the way. In the meantime, we invite all your comments / advice, so don't hesitate to send us your ideas.
Good Health and an Abundant Tomorrow to All!
Tim Southwell
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I really look forward to seeing your new green home take shape, and happy to know that you and your family will again be in the Bitterroot at some point!
Please put as much info as possible about the construction plans, materials, energy offsets on your page as you can. I'll add a link to it on the Whirled Home Journal.
Ideas, hmmm, there's one approach to "affordable" sustainability that has proven itself over time and that is the earthship concept. Have you ever seen any of these down in Arizona or Colorado? They range from wild to mild looking, but the science and technology in them is very sound.
http://www.earthship.net/
Great job on the window dressing...
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