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*CEB walls | * [[CEB]] walls | ||
*Straw bale infill between 2 wall cavities | * Straw bale infill between 2 wall cavities | ||
*House-integrated CEB stove | * House-integrated CEB stove | ||
*Thermaclear or Solexx glazing | * Thermaclear or Solexx glazing | ||
*Structure similar to | * Structure similar to [[Image:Nicesolar.jpg|100px]] but solar cover extends from green roof | ||
*Greenspace | * Greenspace | ||
*Trellis for solar shade in summer | * [[Green roof]] | ||
*Composting | * Trellis for solar shade in summer | ||
*CEB floor | ** Trellis is covered partly with roofing material with solar angle to allow for solar gain only in winter | ||
*Side space covered for | ** Rest of trellis will be growing grapes | ||
*Planter in front and sides | * [[Composting Toilet]] | ||
* | * CEB floor | ||
* Side space covered for rooftop rainwater catchment and CEB water cistern | |||
* Planter in front and sides - zone 0 plantings in planter | |||
** [[Keyhole garden]] | |||
=Steps= | |||
#Site prep - flatten site with front loader and blade | |||
##Build blade | |||
##Build LifeTrac II | |||
##Build sawmill | |||
#Building material prep | |||
##Rollers | |||
##Sawmilling in July | |||
##Truss preparation | |||
##Test stabilized bricks | |||
##Test reject lime-cement bricks | |||
##Air-powered water pump | |||
[[Category:CEB Construction]][[Category: | Summary: May will be heavy equipment building time, and June-July will be shakedown of all the building equipment, techniques, water system and site prep, and production of materials (lumber, brick, mortar). August 1 - house is going up. | ||
'''Uniqueness summary: LifeTrac II, Sawmill, Air powered water pump, CEB stove, CEB floor, OS blade, PowerCube II, CEB-Straw Bale hybrid | |||
''' | |||
=Timeline= | |||
*August 1-30 - Complete and deploy [[LifeTrac II]] | |||
*August 1-30 - Build [[The Liberator]], [[Power Cube II]], [[Soil Pulverizer II]] | |||
[[Category: CEB Construction]] | |||
[[Category:Factor e Farm]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:48, 1 December 2012
Steps For Building a Solar Structure
Review of concept to date:
- CEB walls
- Straw bale infill between 2 wall cavities
- House-integrated CEB stove
- Thermaclear or Solexx glazing
- Structure similar to
but solar cover extends from green roof - Greenspace
- Green roof
- Trellis for solar shade in summer
- Trellis is covered partly with roofing material with solar angle to allow for solar gain only in winter
- Rest of trellis will be growing grapes
- Composting Toilet
- CEB floor
- Side space covered for rooftop rainwater catchment and CEB water cistern
- Planter in front and sides - zone 0 plantings in planter
Steps
- Site prep - flatten site with front loader and blade
- Build blade
- Build LifeTrac II
- Build sawmill
- Building material prep
- Rollers
- Sawmilling in July
- Truss preparation
- Test stabilized bricks
- Test reject lime-cement bricks
- Air-powered water pump
Summary: May will be heavy equipment building time, and June-July will be shakedown of all the building equipment, techniques, water system and site prep, and production of materials (lumber, brick, mortar). August 1 - house is going up.
Uniqueness summary: LifeTrac II, Sawmill, Air powered water pump, CEB stove, CEB floor, OS blade, PowerCube II, CEB-Straw Bale hybrid
Timeline
- August 1-30 - Complete and deploy LifeTrac II
- August 1-30 - Build The Liberator, Power Cube II, Soil Pulverizer II