Just populated Ultra Crib open source building site. I listed all the building innovations I could think of there.
Category: Home Design
These experiences and lessons guided our design process.
May 20
Get organized or …
It’s a simple choice – get project organization system or book a room at Happy Dale’s sanitarium. It’s 4:00 a.m. – and after glancing briefly at the liquor cabinet – I thought – I’ve got way too much rambling around my head. Yesterday ended with a review of facebook messages and wonderful volunteers – and …
May 19
Knocking $27K off my roof
Wanna see how I hope to knock $27K off my Earthship’s roof? Regular Earthships use 2 layers of 4 inch Poly Iso Insulation, tongue and groove decking and metal roofing. This method costs well over $8 per square foot in materials. If my experiment works – this straw bale roof will perform about as well …
May 10
Rebuild Logic
Looking at the raw family budget started us on a road where we’re making a LOT of different kinds of decisions – even departing from the traditional way of thinking about Earthships. Here’s the origin of the story of why our decisions & designs look may look strange…
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