moving to be more green

[YurtGirl]

Some of these posts just crack me up... Everyone has their own ideas I guess, but lostboy, don't give up on your yurt dream. Yurts have been around for over 1000 years. The design would not still be around and spread to every climate if it weren't a darn good one. It is not damp in a yurt, with a dome that opens the ventilation is fantastic, as it acts as a type of convection movement of the air flow. Here in Hawaii, most houses have screens with no glass for tall ceiling windows, or louvres, that certainly don't keep out the vog, so keep perspective. Yurts are a fantastic option here in Hawaii. You can have your platform build, yurt bought, set-up, permitted and plans drafted and stamped, cesspool engineered, plot plan designed and water catchment specs for about $35,000. Then you have electric, plumbing and installation of cess/septic and catchment. It can also be built in a WEEK and easily moved forward in phases from there if you're on a budget and are capable of living off the land a bit for a while. And yes, they are movable and yes, there are ways around permitting them since they can be quite portable.

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Originally posted by JWFITZ

Don't do the yurt, it's nuts. You'll die of hoof rot.

I've been involved in green building for 20 years, and it is completely possible to put together a very fine small stickbuilt structure with no compromises, no land clearing, and a very minimal carbon footprint for under 20000 if you know what you're doing. With a hand you'll be able to move in under 2 months. It's very easy to spend way too much money on stuff that is ill thought out, and you can do with much less impact on the off grid power generation if you design a house that needs very little power. I did just that this winter on my own property, and would invite any questions about how to to so, as it's an issue I'm passionate about.

Take care, do lots of research, and question all advise!

Jay FitzGerald
oarclub@hotmail.com

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