CowboyTaco
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But they think they have it all figured out!
Oswego Offgrid Livin
- Thread starter Taco Loco
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But they think they have it all figured out!
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
God is doing His best to rid the world of the plague called CA.
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
California itself is absolutely beautiful. Its the idiots that the idiots who live there vote into office that is ruining (has ruined, maybe) it.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Oswego
n00b
I watched that cabin build when they put it up. Pretty cool.
This guys a small builder on our side of the Canadian border. He builds some cool stuff. Always has his ear to the ground concerning pricing and does a ok job.
Heres a 30x30 shell he just did for 100k. If it was diy you could do it 100% right (heavily insulated much thicker radiant/passive solar slab) for same costs.
This guys a small builder on our side of the Canadian border. He builds some cool stuff. Always has his ear to the ground concerning pricing and does a ok job.
Heres a 30x30 shell he just did for 100k. If it was diy you could do it 100% right (heavily insulated much thicker radiant/passive solar slab) for same costs.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
I used to own this book and loaned it out to a number of home owners in my past. I just ordered another. The Natural House Book : Creating a Healthy, Harmonious and Ecologically Sound Home Environment by David Pearson (1989, Hardcover) for sale online | eBay
If it's the same book I had before, it had some great passive solar ideas, incinerator toilet, etc.
If it's the same book I had before, it had some great passive solar ideas, incinerator toilet, etc.
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
The earths rotation about the sun has a lot to do with the effectiveness of the solar power. Where we live , you may benefit from the extended range for a max 6 months per year. Hardly seems worthy of the investment.
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
Just remember my friend, there are no free lunches to be had.
Solar effectiveness really depends on where you live. Almost every single house I saw in the Middle East had a black water tank on top of their house for hot water. It was solar heated hot water that did a pretty good job of it. Better use of geothermal is an interesting technology I have been looking at lately. One of my co-workers from Belgium is interested in off-grid living so our conversations tend to go that directions. The use of thermal and wind technology in parts of Europe is pretty impressive.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Maybe not but there are votes to be paid for by people that hate the people who get voted in.
Oswego
n00b
And then theres always someone who's clueless yet chimes in anyway...
It is what it is
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
I make and distribute energy for a living. Stick to your glass panes buddy.
Oswego
n00b
You can do a passive house in Canada so while regional location dictates your options it's just a oppurtunity to go different routes.
Properly sized/located windows that shine on a large internal thermal mass (concrete/water/etc) make a HUGE difference.
One of the keys to me selling sun shades for commercial buildings was optimizing them for these exact situations. Suns higher in summer so we'd set them so only during winter would sun make it in.
Ton of very simple common sence things that require no machinery or moving parts. Just proper design
Oswego
n00b
Um yea.... I believe that about as much as I believe you're a plumber
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
Believe it or not, it’s a show that used to come on hosted by Dean Cane.Um yea.... I believe that about as much as I believe you're a plumber
PSU Taco85
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TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Another good book for having the environment work FOR YOU in damn near any environment - with or without nukes, glass or houses. ...okay, maybe not houses! ...but what the hell do I know!
...but what the hell do I know!
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Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Um yea.... I believe that about as much as I believe you're a plumber
Quit y'alls shit, can't we all get along have the dreams of building something we want or would like to build... regardless of power, passive or not with or without ridicule/resume of one another?
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
i provided valuable insight and was rudely shut down by a washed up window salesman.