tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565449003560158366.post5854866574374220508..comments2013-12-12T07:23:59.124-05:00Comments on Rants, Musings and Sustainable Design: Journey to a Sustainable HouseEnvirofrigginmentalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354440224297892343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565449003560158366.post-3835713124746927682012-11-28T07:26:33.207-05:002012-11-28T07:26:33.207-05:00Emu Australia Visit the site UGG attractions trouv...Emu Australia <a href="http://www.uggfrancevip.com" rel="nofollow">Visit the site</a> UGG attractions trouvés dans sa dernière entreprise. Jackson a vendu emu en cuir de production qui, dans le milieu des années 1970, la production de bottes en peau de mouton de base, et dit Brian Smith dans les années 1970 aux États-Unis, bottes bottes. Bottes UGG pas cher Smith a vendu plus tard ses bottes Ugg Australie, à Dexter, Michael Jackson, les propriétaires continuent à produire leurs propres bottes en cuir, en fonction de la nouvelle bannière d'émeu.<br />C'est <a href="http://www.uggfrancevip.com" rel="nofollow">ugg france</a> tout ce qu'ils savent, et ils ne seront pas obtenir un emploi semblable <a href="http://www.uggfrancevip.com" rel="nofollow">ugg australia pas cher</a> nulle part ailleurs. Gordon insiste sur le fait que Ugg est« aussi générique que tourte à la viande ou de la sauce tomate , et il dit qu'il a parfaitement le droit de l'utiliser. Si elle se dandine comme un canard et charlatans comme un canard, alors c'est un canard et pas un chook [poulet] dans mon livre, »dit-il, en adaptant une phrase souvent utilisée en Australie.<br />ugg elle est une danseuse<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565449003560158366.post-21924927661540568772010-10-18T09:53:14.653-04:002010-10-18T09:53:14.653-04:00Hi Mila,
To answer your questions on hot water, w...Hi Mila,<br /><br />To answer your questions on hot water, we use the boiler that supplies the radiant heating. It uses a separate tank but I'm not 100% sure about it's operation. I've been meaning to find out and will get back to you.<br /><br />For drinking water, we have a drilled well that is about 170' deep but uses a special submersible pump that uses less electricity than a typical one. I will get the details.<br /><br /><br />As far as the strawbale is concerned, it was a multitude of factors: approvals, timing, construction complications and the subsequent addtional materials required. The other factor is finding a contractor to do it. There aren't a lot around and it is quite an endeavour to take on yourself.<br /><br />For a single storey house though, I would highly recommend it and am anxious to actually do one. There is a school near DC that was done in strawbale... it's an amazing product... and to think it's considered waste! <br /><br />Giving up on some of the initiatives was very disappointing. But in our case, what really caused the plug to be pulled was schedule. We were fortunate to be able to stay in our former house for 8 months from when it sold, but it meant we needed to design it, get a building permit and get it finished for move in within that 8 month period. That's not a lot of time when you are still in the research stage of some of the systems.<br /><br />Feel free to ask questions. ;-)Envirofrigginmentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354440224297892343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565449003560158366.post-48019668616795871652010-10-18T09:07:40.706-04:002010-10-18T09:07:40.706-04:00P.S. Glad you didn't kill each other! "...P.S. Glad you didn't kill each other! "They" say that remodelling or constructions projects are some of the biggest relationship-killers! :)<br />I've got my husband looking at this too...he's got all kinds of architecture and construction background...thought he'd be very interested in your experiences.kate59https://www.blogger.com/profile/04524593238577080774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565449003560158366.post-44372840319660437542010-10-18T09:05:26.155-04:002010-10-18T09:05:26.155-04:00Enviro -- thank you so much for going to the troub...Enviro -- thank you so much for going to the trouble of posting such a great description of your house-building process. There's so much to think about here. I'm a little sad about the goals you had to give up, but life is nothing if not a compromise, eh?<br />I'm guessing the straw-bale design was primarily jettisoned because of the permitting process? I don't believe it's even allowed in Massachusetts although I'm not sure.<br />Questions: What are you doing for hot water? I know you gave up on solar hot-water-heating...but what about your regular hot water? The Archdruid (John Michael Greer) claims it's something everyone could do at minimal cost...we looked into it very seriously and came up with a $10,000 (U.S.$) for an integrated system from Germany. Considered a home-equity loan but scrapped the idea -- we don't have the money and like Freedom Guerrilla, don't want to be in debt! Also have (arguably) too much shade over the roof. But anything we build or retire to will have a solar hot water system for sure.<br />And what is your water supply to the house? Do you have a gravity system? If you believe in "The Long Emergency" or something akin to that...will you have a water supply?<br />So many questions...sorry to be a bother, but it's all very interesting.<br />Thanks for writing.kate59https://www.blogger.com/profile/04524593238577080774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565449003560158366.post-72086695896487502742010-10-17T22:54:23.000-04:002010-10-17T22:54:23.000-04:00A gift.
Thank you.A gift.<br /><br />Thank you.Tommy Krenshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622898215616217078noreply@blogger.com