The design of the solar cabin has changed substantially from a well insulated frame structure, to a Compressed Earth Block (CEB) with a planned 200+ year lifespan, passive heating and cooling, integral water capture + sand filters, a composting toilet and several nice aesthetic amendments.
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| The general layout |
The structure consists of two small drum towers 1 1/2 stories high.
The taller tower is for a view and houses the solar chimney for passive heating and cooling.
This building will have a ferro-cement roof and a wrap around porch (not Shown) the plans are well beyond the preliminary stage, I'll post more details!
this is not a large building! it has a 350 sqft footprint and is under 1000 sq ft overall using my small brick press I expect to be able to rough it out for around $4000 and most of that cost is in the concrete.
