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Slip-form Construction Passive Solar Floor Plan

 
This 2,000 sq. ft.home was owner designed/built using a slip-form method of construction. Some of the design features include: passive solar heating, thermal hot air panels, solar hot water collectors, wood stove hot water heating coil, bermed walls, an open floor plan, and use of recycled and indigenous building materials, such as on-site stone.

Each member will have the opportunity to design and construct their own home or shared-housing, with the community. Alternative building materials (straw bale, cord wood, slip-form stone, etc.) and environmentally sensitive design features (grey water recycling, composting toilets, passive solar, bermed walls, etc.) will be used in each home design.

 

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