by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 27, 2000
Electrical Design Before any of the walls go up and even before the slab is poured, the utility designs must be completed. Over the last week, I’ve been tackling the electrical diagrams for the house. I would love to tell you that our house is totally...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 20, 2000
Rainwater Collection System Rainwater Collection System Water is a precious resource that we quite often take for granted. Like most everyone else, we had not taken it into consideration until we started planning the house. Over the last year we have kept track of how...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 12, 2000
A Hybrid Heating Solution Putting It All Together The most trouble that I’ve had with the design has been designing the backup system. There are a number of ways to heat a house. I frequently had to tell myself to keep it simple! Let’s start with the...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 5, 2000
Backup Heating Systems Heating System – Backup The backup system will incorporate some form of a wood fired stove and a propane or electric boiler. The reason for this is twofold: (1) the sun doesn’t always shine and (2) if we are away for any extended...
by Alan Stankevitz | Feb 27, 2000
Solar Heating Design Heating System – Solar I never realized how many options there were to heating a house. The house will be heated using radiant floor heat and solar hot water collectors. That is a fact. Where things start to get murky is how to store the...
