Eco Friendly House Plan
Look at the pictures of this house; not only is it flat out cool but the house is designed from the ground up to eco friendly, both during construction and after it’s occupied. From the start; the house was designed to take maximum advantage of its orientation. When positioned right the house blocks cold winds in the winter to keep warm and summer sunlight to keep cool. The roof is even angled with solar panels in mind and is even designed with collecting rainwater in mind. Aditionally the whole thing is elevated to have minimal impact to the natural drainage of the site. I know this would be a bit more of a gift for most people than say, a garden gnome; the Eco Friendly House Plan sells for $1,895 from Clean Air Gardening. But if you looking to build a house maybe think of this as a gift to your children; to all our children.
Maybe it’s safer. A beige ranch rambler on a street named after a whatever kind of tree was growing there before some developer ran a fleet a bulldozers over the land and dropped a couple of hundred carbon copy houses off the back of a very large truck. I drive down streets like that all the time; the more creative developers have three, maybe four different sets of plans they switch between on any given street.
Or you can find one of those neighborhoods that still have craftsman or art deco houses from the good old days. The good old days when a 400 dollar electric bill was something only a baseball stadium might get. I’ve lived in some neat old houses and paid the utility bills to prove it. With our current energy situation this is more than a financial issue. Our future and our children’s future depends on it.
Inside the house is open to allow for natural airflow to make heating and cooling more efficient. Rooms requireing extensive plumbing (kitchen, bath, and utility room) are centrally located.
Friday ~ December 12, 2007 by Steve W Posted in Uncategorized |
