Private Sector: Alternative Residential Construction

1. “Straw Bale Structure”
   Siting of a straw bale structure using Permaculture design principles. Design and construction management of shop structure (800 square feet), including sustainably cut wood (including trusses), the use of no plywood or PVC piping, minimizing concrete through a grade beam design, utilizing straw bale in-fill walls in a post and beam frame, with earthen plaster walls and adobe floor. View enlargement.
2. “Cottage Home”
   Design of a 2000 square foot cottage home, using standard construction methods with passive solar design and sustainably cut or recycled timbers. Includes home and separate shop with guest apartment above. Site design using Permaculture design principles.
3. "Cottage Home”
   Design of 1650 square foot cottage home. Site design using Permaculture design principles, design of the building including passive solar design, use of sustainably cut or recycled wood, use of straw bale in-fill walls in a post and beam frame with steel corner posts in a “moment frame”, earthen plaster walls, and a poured concrete floor with radiant floor heating.
4. “Cottage Home”
   Design of 2200 square foot cottage home. Use of sustainably cut wood including trusses, no plywood or PVC to be used, apply strategies to minimize the use of concrete, straw bale in-fill walls in a post and beam frame with steel corner posts in a “moment frame”, earthen plaster walls, and adobe floor with radiant floor heating. Site design using Permaculture design principles.
5. “Cottage Home”
   Design of remodel and addition to 1947 home using sustainable design principles and healthy, non-toxic materials for chemically sensitive client. Site design collaboration with landscape architect using Permaculture design principles.
6. Gain Approval for “Sustainable Way” Property Partition
   Property Partition of 13 plus acres into three parcels using Permaculture design principles. Development of “minimum impact” public road serving the Partition, preserving large trees, employing gentle curves, and with a hammer-head turn around instead of a cul-de-sac. Partition approved.