My husband has been a contractor in California for over 20 years and has built many homes, both ours, and for others. Since he was born and raised in Germany, he has a lot of experience as to how build more efficiently as well as eco friendly. There's a lot of resources on this site and I'm going to take time to research all of it, as we'll be building our first Green Home this year. Hopefully, completely off grid, sewer and water. Any tips and even warnings would be helpful!
Thanks,
JoAnn
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welcome, and your project
It sounds like you've got a pretty qualified captain at the helm JoAnn. What will the frame be-- SIPs, prefab, strawbale? You should find some good material and experts on each here. Good luck with it and keep us posted as it develops. And welcome to the site! - maxmsf
Any advice on strawbale house plans?
Thanks for the welcome! We're leaning towards strawbale and I was just reading on the recommendations for the foundation in certain soils, very good info. Any ideas where I can get some houseplans (preferably that have already been built) for use in California?
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Hello JoAnn,
May I welcome you too. Wishing you great success with your first Straw Bale Home. If you look for a very strong frame where you can in-fill your straw bales, then have a look at the Hook&Build™ Building System. Website: http://web.mac.com/wwilbert1
Some of our straw bale customers used this technology.
Have fun surfing!
Wolf