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that is helpful yes.. do you know of any sites that have floor plans for different green building types?
~Sorry my first question was so confusing~
Elle

i'm interested in any special care/worries that need to be taken, in reguards to structure and load bearing, as well as plumbing, heating and electrical..
i'm also interested in figuring out which w ...

i've been reading about green building and was wondering if anyone had any experience with or new of any plans for 'normal' masonry homes and or poured earth.. and or cordwood masonry

Thanks
Elle

i've been reading about green building and was wondering if anyone had any experience with or new of any plans for 'normal' masonry homes and or poured earth.. and or cordwood masonry

Thanks again ...

I take no offense at all, I totally agree with you! Our computer crashed recently so I appologize for not having replied before.. the electric in our current residence is so... insert explitive here.. ...

It seems to me your current layout is probably not optimized for passive efficiency..

yea.. it's really not, to be honest it's an old second story idea that I've had and tweaked for over a year no ...

I'm probably just not used to it yet.. though it was adamant about my not putting the sink in the corner lol.. it only offers 2 options for kitchen sinks a single and a double basin.. neither of which ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/silentbobette/sketch1.jpg

The program wouldnt let me place the sink in the corner between the refrigerator and the stove.. *we'll more than likely get all of ...

you will need to get a hosting service like flicker or photobucket and then link to that.

my photobucket says it doesnt have the right file extention.. it's a *.bld

can any body help?? :: i can use paint or another program if i have to lol::

Are you going to try to do the plan yourself?

i'd like to do most of it, all of it if we can.. the 3dHA that we got has electric and lighting options which lol electric is the one hting that i hav ...

hmm, all this talk about recycling, passive energy and composting toilets. You might get the 5 star hippie award Wink

That is seriously the nicest thing.. my face is probably very red currently. I w ...

The home design and building industry has generally lost most knowledge of passive energy efficiency but made up for it with better building materials. Frankly, most of my clients only want to be told ...

You need to really define your program.

The reality of fire and children is this..... Children will not necessarily leave the house during a fire.

10 foot of additional PVC waste line or 10 ...

what is your climate like? Are you planning to build soon?

We will be building right here on his parents land *there is plenty of privacy and space*

We live in upstate NY *about 30 minutes from ...

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Topic: questions
fathom.this Replies: 4 Views: 4564	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:15 pm Subject: questions
fathom.this Replies: 4 Views: 4564	that is helpful yes.. do you know of any sites that have floor plans for different green building types? ~Sorry my first question was so confusing~ Elle
Topic: Questions
fathom.this Replies: 2 Views: 2881	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:46 pm Subject: Questions
fathom.this Replies: 2 Views: 2881	i'm interested in any special care/worries that need to be taken, in reguards to structure and load bearing, as well as plumbing, heating and electrical.. i'm also interested in figuring out which w ...
Topic: questions
fathom.this Replies: 4 Views: 4564	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:05 pm Subject: questions
fathom.this Replies: 4 Views: 4564	i've been reading about green building and was wondering if anyone had any experience with or new of any plans for 'normal' masonry homes and or poured earth.. and or cordwood masonry Thanks Elle
Topic: Questions
fathom.this Replies: 2 Views: 2881	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:03 pm Subject: Questions
fathom.this Replies: 2 Views: 2881	i've been reading about green building and was wondering if anyone had any experience with or new of any plans for 'normal' masonry homes and or poured earth.. and or cordwood masonry Thanks again ...
Topic: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:57 pm Subject: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	I take no offense at all, I totally agree with you! Our computer crashed recently so I appologize for not having replied before.. the electric in our current residence is so... insert explitive here.. ...
Topic: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:35 pm Subject: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	It seems to me your current layout is probably not optimized for passive efficiency.. yea.. it's really not, to be honest it's an old second story idea that I've had and tweaked for over a year no ...
Topic: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:06 pm Subject: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	I'm probably just not used to it yet.. though it was adamant about my not putting the sink in the corner lol.. it only offers 2 options for kitchen sinks a single and a double basin.. neither of which ...
Topic: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:18 pm Subject: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/silentbobette/sketch1.jpg The program wouldnt let me place the sink in the corner between the refrigerator and the stove.. *we'll more than likely get all of ...
Topic: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:44 pm Subject: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	you will need to get a hosting service like flicker or photobucket and then link to that. my photobucket says it doesnt have the right file extention.. it's a *.bld
Topic: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:33 am Subject: trying to post the basic ideas i did on 3DHA..
fathom.this Replies: 8 Views: 6394	can any body help?? :: i can use paint or another program if i have to lol::
Topic: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:33 pm Subject: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	Are you going to try to do the plan yourself? i'd like to do most of it, all of it if we can.. the 3dHA that we got has electric and lighting options which lol electric is the one hting that i hav ...
Topic: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:28 pm Subject: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	hmm, all this talk about recycling, passive energy and composting toilets. You might get the 5 star hippie award That is seriously the nicest thing.. my face is probably very red currently. I w ...
Topic: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:54 am Subject: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	The home design and building industry has generally lost most knowledge of passive energy efficiency but made up for it with better building materials. Frankly, most of my clients only want to be told ...
Topic: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:58 am Subject: Re: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	You need to really define your program. The reality of fire and children is this..... Children will not necessarily leave the house during a fire. 10 foot of additional PVC waste line or 10 ...
Topic: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:33 am Subject: Help, ideas, input etc.
fathom.this Replies: 14 Views: 9181	what is your climate like? Are you planning to build soon? We will be building right here on his parents land there is plenty of privacy and space We live in upstate NY *about 30 minutes from ...