casa ti

I was worried we were going to have to tweak David Day's casa ti gorgeous design to ensure we could house all of our off grid systems.
But... *Phew* looks like it t'ain't so!

Ok, this is what we did.
The battery & hot water storage are now in the foundation- opened with a trap door, as close to the hot water consuming systems as possible.

Basically it's an insulated box with a membrane in it and saves the cost of having to house and pay for a conventional hot water storage tank above the foundation.

The other information of note is that, while exceeding my (yes I will say now it was a completely ignorant goal) 50k goal for affordable housing, it does look like we will finish our own off grid casa ti at around 100-110k.

But don't forget:
This puppy is off grid! Gorgeous! And solid! Passive solar! Award winning architect!
For the price of conventional construction.
(Hold yer breath, Knock on certified sustainably harvested wood that is)

We will have to review all the numbers once the project is completed. But... that is where we stand today.

Ok now I'm going to go back to playing with GoodGreenNews.org. I'm going to do it all in .net because I haven't done anything in .net in a few months.

This is what I do on Saturday nights.
Pretty sad, isn't it.

(imagine a smiley with hands up, shrugging... and maybe some pink hair on it)