- Benefit #1: Free Air Conditioning & Heating - using the unique corrugations in the galvanized skin of our Quonset, we will circulate heated and cooled air throughout the building using only the power of the sun's heat.
- Benefit #2: Free Hot Water - Solar heated water is not new, but it's never been cheaper or easier.
- Benefit #3: Free Electricity - Photovoltaic-charged battery systems without the high cost of expensive PV panels.
- Benefit #4: Free Water -The Quonset hut's skin design makes it ideal for collecting and directing rain water, and even dew, to your cistern or reservoir.
- Benefit #5: Free Groceries - Okay, maybe that's going a little too far. But we do plan to surround our home with permaculture gardens, so maybe there will be some 'free' groceries.
Follow us on our new venture to build a passive, self-sustaining, cost-effective life support system designed around a simple yet durable Quonset Hut in the middle of a 'primeval forest'.
Friday, July 8, 2011
For some of you, this is where it gets interesting
There are a few wrinkles in this story that may start some juices flowing for those techno-geeks among you looking for self-sustaining synergy that can only be found in a Quonset hut. We plan to bring home construction to a whole new level by making certain features, unique to Quonset huts, produce multiple benefits:
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