and it's many planned aspects..
- 18 ft. diameter circle
- 19.5 ft at highest point
- 2 ft deep by 2 ft wide rubble trench with french drain
- 100 lb woven polypropylene agricultural feedbags
- 50 lb tube roll of woven polypropylene agricultural feed bags
- Crushed limestone to fill bags/tube
- Cob exterior and interior finished with Type-S Hydrate Lime
- Earthen floors - layers in sequence: gravel, straw, cob, finely screened earth, linseed oil
- Wood fired Cob Oven with chimney for cooking, winter heat source, thermal mass
- Gravity fed plumbing to kitchen sink, bathroom sink, shower
- Low water use toilet - reuse of gray water from sinks & shower; gravity fed toilet water to leech field with filtering plants
- Front door and living space windows south facing for passive solar
- North side bermed for insulation
- Rain catchment from cob sculpted gutters - hand pump from outside tank to smaller indoor tank that is gravity fed from loft
- Loft for sleeping area - Support beams built from hardwoods harvested sustianably on site
- Loft flooring is salvaged lumber
- Ventelation pipes in loft for passive cooling
- Sculpted cob counters in kitchen and bathroom, seating, window sills and planters
- Recycled tile used for kitchen, bathroom and decorative mosaics
- Solar panels installed to run food storage unit, L.E.D lighting and on demand hot water pump
- Windows and door are recycled from local suppliers (Reuse Ind., Craiglist seller)
