Reply #24: Well, occasionally houses have a use just like SUV's - we are [View All]

building a 14,000 sq ft 12 bedroom, 14 bathroom with a commercial kitchen. But it's use is a B&B. And we're heating with Solar for domestic hot H20 and radiant floor heat system and installing a 20KW wind turbine to produce our own electric. We also raise meat and vegetables using organic practices (not paying for certification).

Part of our goal with this project is that we can educate people that they can live in ways that are much more environmentally friendly, without having to cut back on every single luxury that they've gotten used to. As it stands today, most people who haven't taken the time to educate themselves a little about what is available here 'sustainable living' and think they would be in a 500 sq ft straw bale hut with no TV. We'd like to open their eyes.