Solar Village 2010

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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 Nicesolar.jpg but solar cover extends from green roof
  • Greenspace
  • Green roof
  • Trellis for solar shade in summer
  • 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

  1. Site prep - flatten site with front loader and blade
    1. Build blade
    2. Build LifeTrac II
    3. Build sawmill
  1. Building material prep

Timeline

  • April 1-30 - Dimensional Sawmill Prototype
    • Assuming no CEB presss production