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Green Building
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I've been involved in the Green Building living movement for a while--I thought I'd post this to provoke a little bit of thought.

Here's a few pictures of my place. I'll post a few more when I get current ones. The pictures are at the 100 day mark of my fulltime stay in Hawaii, so a little dated. I started with a completely undeveloped lot Nov 5.

Cost wise, all landscaping, structure, plumbing, catchment(note the slate deck, that's the tank in ferrocement and is part of the house), generator power and the works under 20,000 invested.

Carbon footprint with plantings, as near as I can fairly determine, zero. Clearing? Zero.

This is no crappy little shack. Koi pond, nice gates, shake siding, granite countertops, jotul woodstove, raised panel ohia work inside in process of off lumber milled on site.

I hope this serves to inspire. I'll try to post a few more current photos.

http://www.myspace.com/sailingonmacha

Jay
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Green Building - by JWFITZ - 04-25-2008, 05:15 AM
RE: Green Building - by Kapohocat - 04-25-2008, 07:37 AM
RE: Green Building - by JWFITZ - 04-25-2008, 08:44 AM
RE: Green Building - by Guest - 04-25-2008, 03:43 PM
RE: Green Building - by JWFITZ - 04-28-2008, 08:10 AM
RE: Green Building - by Kapohocat - 04-28-2008, 09:18 AM
RE: Green Building - by JWFITZ - 04-28-2008, 09:38 AM
RE: Green Building - by Guest - 04-28-2008, 09:56 AM
RE: Green Building - by Michael E - 05-01-2008, 12:07 PM
RE: Green Building - by gtill - 05-01-2008, 12:39 PM
RE: Green Building - by JWFITZ - 05-01-2008, 03:15 PM
RE: Green Building - by gtill - 05-01-2008, 04:35 PM
RE: Green Building - by mella l - 05-02-2008, 03:12 AM
RE: Green Building - by Nate SC - 05-02-2008, 03:52 AM
RE: Green Building - by JWFITZ - 05-02-2008, 04:11 AM
RE: Green Building - by HADave - 05-02-2008, 04:27 AM
RE: Green Building - by Scott_S - 05-06-2008, 05:15 AM
RE: Green Building - by Kapohocat - 05-06-2008, 05:33 AM
RE: Green Building - by Scott_S - 05-12-2008, 05:36 AM
RE: Green Building - by Kapohocat - 05-12-2008, 07:28 AM
RE: Green Building - by JWFITZ - 05-13-2008, 01:38 PM

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