GreenMicrohousing

Goals

• living spaces in under 100 square feet
  • see http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Home-Building/1995-04-01/The-World-of-the-Microhouse.aspx
• built using locally harvested trees, locally made lumber
  • traditional frame buildng style
• passive solar heating
  • ducted cooling?
  • http://www.solaroof.org/
• re-used foam insulation to R-42

GreenMicrohousePrototype

• 1/2 person living module
  • no cooking or "wet" facilities
• 8'x12' saltbox style, 45 degree pitch
  • http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/rhs/glossary/35.html
• sleeping loft with storage above and under bed
• studio/work/lounge space below sleeping loft
• winter heating
  • electric
  • small wood stove
  • radiant heat from central wood furnace

Camp Models

• bunk houses would sleep 6
  • 2 in loft, 4 in bunks
  • bottom bunks convert to desks
• community shelters for library, music, and communal events
  • kitchen facility
    • LPG stove/oven + hot water
    • LPG refrigerator/freezer
    • greywater recycling
    • serving windows
    • 12'x24' attached covered seating area
• connectable by breezeway or gazebo
• rainwater collection