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I read the article on disadvantages to green roofs. I just want to leave two points. As far as homes in the States, make sure you have engineered for the additional weight and that the contractor knows how to correctly build a flat roof. P.S. They aren't actually flat. The last point is more and more insurance companies are doing drone surveys and cancelling your homeowners policy if they don't like what they see. So we as a community of green citizens need to make sure we are supporting legislation that keeps this from happening.
Like auto insurance, if you own free and clear and aren’t in an HOA area… you just take your own risk… I would experiment on a small shade structure, shed or a dog house, etc… before building a green roof on a larger house with any significant value… but I live in California so who knows what might happen when I get around to doing this on my little desert dwelling with five acres between me and one other house.
Found this video is useless.. dude didn't explain actual material.. didn't even touch the insulation.. are those 2 4" insulation hard or soft.. never seen outside install this way
This should of happened 60 or more years ago! Great work! Even if you added electric backup It would have been a boon to home owners and the Earth... Maria Telkes is smiling.
How do you deal with the accumulation of dirt over time? As plants decay, more dirt is created from the excess carbon which would increase the weight of the roof over time.
I’d like to know what your basic answer for adding your 8 inches of rock wall on the exterior how are you fasting that and making a salad what are you putting on siding hardy board Stucco what are you doing over top of this and how would this work in the Desert
I appreciate what you’re doing and have followed your videos since before designing and building my own high performance home. Unfortunately our government has driven the cost of new construction so high that only custom homes built for affluent owners can consider anything that increases building costs beyond the bare minimum. There’s no incentive for production builders to do better. Sad.
Wish you guys were located in Iowa. Any suggestions on how I find the contractor that can build me a passive house for not much more than a regular one? Hard to believe the Edelweiss home didn't cost much more than it did.
With a vapour barrier/reductive paint, what is the suggested method for when a homeowner wants to screw something into a wall? I typically use anchors on almost everything in my home, but if the paint is the barrier, is the tight fit of the screw against plastic anchor against gypsum enough to reduce/prevent air movement/humidity movement?
This is ridiculous. And probably a symptom of having access to too much money. It's interesting to watch the overly indulgent convince themselves that they being eco-friendly
I want R-60 in the attic of my new home, but commercial insulation installers are telling me that it might be too heavy for the drywall ceiling to support, and that they won't be responsible for any buckling of the drywall. Do you have drywall on this ceiling? If so, how is it holding up with R-95 rockwool.
I have a question: If building a "Passive house" is to reduce CO2, have you ever calculated when you use these "double studs" how much extra CO2 you've already created for the environment? All the extra lumbers, nail works, transportation etc., all produce CO2 to produce, and bring to the job site. You are building two houses to achieve this "passive house" concept. Have you ever seriously considered and calculated the CO2 cost? It seems you are wasting much more energy than you can save from a regular "high-performance" house. The only party that benefits from this concept is the "Builder, manufacture, and all trades." If you are serious, please show proof with calculations, like the old saying - Numbers never lie.
Man I couldn't agree more, id like to see a full breakdown of this with all the green building/super insulated/what ever they're labeling it at the time
Can this be adapted to a small workshop that is under 500 sq. ft.? I definitely like the idea of solar heating. I am also considering solar with batteries for electricity for this building. Please advise. Building location is near Washington , DC. It's not that cold there.
I am wondering how you are installing your in floor water pipes when you have the mesh held up with metal spikes? You will be unable to walk on it anywhere without pushing it through the plastic base
