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Seed Eco-Home Courtyard

2026-02-19T19:31:37Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

Read: A Timeless Way of Building and A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander. Read: A Theory of Architecture by Nikos A Salingaros.

Goodbye 2/19/26 love you <3

{{Dev+|Tclo'Den}}

Seed Eco-Home Courtyard

2026-02-19T19:31:00Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

Read: A Timeless Way of Building and A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander. Read: A Theory of Architecture by Nikos A Salingaros.

Goodbye 2/19/26 <3

{{Dev+|Tclo'Den}}

Tclo'Den Design Guide

2026-01-31T22:12:29Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: /* Roof */

=Principle: Advanced Simplicity=
* Wood solar zero energy cost hi efficiency home
* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard.
* Solar array on s side of N bar
* Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar
* Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home
* Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade vs pier and beam
* Drainage of courtyard must always be considered.
* Courtyard is the heart of this home

=Roof=
E Bar is 16x32 so this works: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Home_2_Roof
Likely using OBI roof modules
Milling logs that have been down a few months. Milling in a few weeks. Lumber to season covered for a couple months before making modules

Probably 10' courtyard side to 8 or 9' opposite. Need to shed water a bit 1/4" minimum but might really flatten in out for sunbathing and possible solar array on top of this E Bar.

Corten Steel to rust and match siding

=Foundation=
Standard footings below frost line

=Floor=
wood fired hydronic floor with
concrete floors or
slabless slab system or
compacted earth (personal favorite option)

=Walls=
ICF (its just too easy. Happen to have a friend who is local supplier/installer so i get the blocks at cost 6-8k/ 864 square foot for my phase 1 structure)

=Siding=
Reclaimed barnwood from 80yo barn on my property here

=Utilities=
solar array
gravity spring box 1000ft away water at 40psi coming in
wood fired hydronic in floor heating
ERV
50 gal heat pump water heater
mini split with 3 heads

Tclo'Den Design Guide

2026-01-31T22:11:54Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

=Principle: Advanced Simplicity=
* Wood solar zero energy cost hi efficiency home
* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard.
* Solar array on s side of N bar
* Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar
* Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home
* Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade vs pier and beam
* Drainage of courtyard must always be considered.
* Courtyard is the heart of this home

=Roof=
E Bar is 16x32 so this works: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Home_2_Roof
Likely using OBI roof modules
Milling logs that have been down a few months. Milling in a few weeks. Lumber to season covered for a couple months before making modules

Probably 10' courtyard side to 8 or 9' opposite. Need to shed water a bit 1/4" minimum but might really flatten in out for sunbathing and possible solar array on top of this E Bar.

=Foundation=
Standard footings below frost line

=Floor=
wood fired hydronic floor with
concrete floors or
slabless slab system or
compacted earth (personal favorite option)

=Walls=
ICF (its just too easy. Happen to have a friend who is local supplier/installer so i get the blocks at cost 6-8k/ 864 square foot for my phase 1 structure)

=Siding=
Reclaimed barnwood from 80yo barn on my property here

=Utilities=
solar array
gravity spring box 1000ft away water at 40psi coming in
wood fired hydronic in floor heating
ERV
50 gal heat pump water heater
mini split with 3 heads

Tclo'Den Design Guide

2026-01-31T22:08:24Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

=Principle: Advanced Simplicity=
* Wood solar zero energy cost hi efficiency home
* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard.
* Solar array on s side of N bar
* Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar
* Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home
* Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade vs pier and beam
* Drainage of courtyard must always be considered.
* Courtyard is the heart of this home

=Roof=
E Bar is 16x32 so this works: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Home_2_Roof
Likely using OBI roof modules

Probably 10' courtyard side to 8 or 9' opposite. Need to shed water a bit 1/4" minimum but might really flatten in out for sunbathing and possible solar array on top of this E Bar.

=Foundation=
Standard footings below frost line

=Floor=
wood fired hydronic floor with
concrete floors or
slabless slab system or
compacted earth (personal favorite option)

=walls=
ICF (its just too easy. Happen to have a friend who is local supplier/installer so i get the blocks at cost 6-8k/ 864 square foot for my phase 1 structure)

=utilities=
solar array
gravity spring box 1000ft away water at 40psi coming in
wood fired hydronic in floor heating
ERV
50 gal heat pump water heater
mini split with 3 heads

User talk:Treeclimbinglionoctopus

2026-01-29T21:34:14Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

'''Welcome to ''Open Source Ecology''!'''

Thank you for registering on the Open Source Ecology wiki. Please see my '''[[Global Village Construction Set TED Talk]]''' for a 4 minute introduction to the project.

'''Please see all the ways for getting involved at the [[Getting Involved]] wiki page.'''

Do you see any other ways that you would like to get involved? You can email me at marcin at opensourceecology dot org.

Thanks,

Marcin Jakubowski

OSE Founder [[User:Marcin|Marcin]] ([[User talk:Marcin|talk]]) 11:13, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

="Hello Wiki!"=
Please chat here if you'd like to talk with me.

Also I'm open to suggestions on my project here: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Eco-Home_Courtyard aka Tclo'Den
I went with Seed_Eco-Home as thats what most persons will research here and I plan to thoroughly build out that page. I want someone to be able to easily take my plans and build. Hopefully thats ok- Speak now if its not please.

I'm a little concerned that a user can just delete everything I'm working on... so I'll be backing things up too on my end.

Right now the particular problem I'm wrestling with other than learning freeCAD and SH3D is the foundation. I think hydronic wood stove heating is a great solution to heat my long skinny build. Theres a courtyard in the middle so i need good drainage too. thankfully theres a good enough slope going NW as long as i can let the water out of the courtyard. Concept incoming.

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Tclo'Den Design Guide

2026-01-29T19:42:39Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: /* Roof */

=Principle: Advanced Simplicity=
* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard.
* Solar array on s side of N bar
* Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar
* Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home
* Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade vs pier and beam
* Drainage of courtyard must always be considered.
* Courtyard is the heart of this home

=Roof=
E Bar is 16x32 so this works: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Home_2_Roof

Probably 10' courtyard side to 8 or 9' opposite. Need to shed water a bit 1/4" minimum but might really flatten in out for sunbathing and possible solar array on top of this E Bar.

Tclo'Den Design Guide

2026-01-29T19:41:22Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

=Principle: Advanced Simplicity=
* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard.
* Solar array on s side of N bar
* Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar
* Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home
* Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade vs pier and beam
* Drainage of courtyard must always be considered.
* Courtyard is the heart of this home

=Roof=
E Bar is 16x32 so this works:
Probably 10' courtyard side to 8 or 9' opposite. Need to shed water a bit might really flatten in out though for sunbathing and possible solar array on top of this E Bar
https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Home_2_Roof

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2026-01-29T19:37:07Z

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2026-01-29T19:36:31Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: /* Development */

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Tclo'Den Design Guide

2026-01-29T18:41:50Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard.
* Solar array on s side of N bar
* Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar
* Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home
* Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade vs pier and beam
* Drainage of courtyard must always be considered.
* Courtyard is the heart of this home

Tclo'Den Design Guide

2026-01-29T18:41:11Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: Created page with "* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard. * Solar array on s side of N bar * Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar * Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home * Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade instead vs pier and beam * Drainage of courtyard must always be considered. * Courtyard is the heart of..."

* Only using the most basic of modules. No engineered trusses. bars will be 16' wide only with simple shed roof away from the courtyard.
* Solar array on s side of N bar
* Solar array on s side of S enclosed deck bar
* Considering hydronic heat to efficiently/effectively move heat throughout this long skinny home
* Considering cost and benefits/cons of slab on grade instead vs pier and beam
* Drainage of courtyard must always be considered.
* Courtyard is the heart of this home

Tclo'Den Industry Standards

2026-01-29T18:36:45Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: Created page with "2018 IBC"

2018 IBC

Tclo'Den Requirements + Value Proposition

2026-01-29T18:36:05Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: Created page with "* N and E bars built and Occupied by August 1st 2026 * Energy independent. (solar, wood fired hydronic likely, small supplemental wind probably, wood fire guaranteed) * W bar and S enclosed deck to follow * Entire design from the start Value Prop: Build an affordable and pleasant home. Achieved by advanced simplicity."

* N and E bars built and Occupied by August 1st 2026
* Energy independent. (solar, wood fired hydronic likely, small supplemental wind probably, wood fire guaranteed)
* W bar and S enclosed deck to follow
* Entire design from the start

Value Prop: Build an affordable and pleasant home. Achieved by advanced simplicity.

Seed Eco-Home Courtyard

2026-01-29T18:30:43Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

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{{Dev+|Tclo'Den}}

TCLO'Den Requirements + Value Proposition

2026-01-29T18:27:17Z

Lionoctopus'Den Industry Standards

2026-01-29T18:17:27Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: Created page with "2018 IBC"

2018 IBC

Seed Eco-Home Courtyard

2026-01-29T18:14:44Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus: Created page with "thumb {{Dev+|TCLO'Den}}"

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File:Treeclimbinglionoctopus.jpg

2026-01-29T18:11:37Z

Treeclimbinglionoctopus:

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