Residential
Container & modular house designs - smaller sized homes cut carbon emissions, reduce waste , lower costs, conditioning & stress
Custom Tiny Houses
Studio to three bedrooms 120sf -1000sf - $100-$200/sf approx. to build (not including site acquisition expenses, utility costs, permitting, or GC profits)
Simpleterra Containers
One bedroom kit 320sf - $33,995, one bedroom container house with retractable deck - $42,000, two bedroom container house with retractable deck 640sf - $59,995 (not including customization or shipping)
Honomobo Containers
One bedroom HO3 24'x24' 534sf (3 containers)- $173,236 base price including all fixtures, lights & installation (not including shipping to US beyond CA, customization or hurricane upgrades)
Bauhu Modular
Two bedroom + loft 1399sf - $111,000 base price including solar, security, lights, fixtures & appliances for the US but not International (not including customization or shipping)
Tumbleweed Tiny House
Two bedroom Cypress 8'-6"x30', 200sf - $68,959 base price including all plumbing fixtures, lights & appliances (not including HVAC, washer/dryer, customization or shipping)
Fortessa Modular Homes
Three bedroom 1399sf - $120,000+- base price for log home designed up to 245mph winds (not including porch, plumbing fixtures, appliances, shipping or installation)
Kubed Living Containers
Studio 160sf starting at $65,000, one bedroom 320sf starting at $94,000 including all plumbing HVAC, lights & kitchen (not including footings, permits, washer/dryer, customization or shipping)
Land Ark Tiny House RV
Two bedroom 8.5’x30’ - 200sf + 120sf loft, $154,000 base price including all fixtures, cabinets & fold down deck (not including shipping)
*Prices will vary depending on date of ordering, custom selections, location, taxes and local fees.
Clean the air & sustain the environment
Green walls to clean toxins from the air & sooth the spirit
Green roof for insulation & visual impact
Rain water collection for irrigation to reduce demand
Smart toilets to save water & paper products
Renewable energy options for houses
Solar Panels
Hydro Power
Wind Turbines
Biogas
Air conditioning & emissions
The first recorded air conditioning was a rotary fan installed in the Chinese Imperial Palace in 747ad, but it was Willis Carter, a US inventor, who in 1902 developed the early large scale electric air conditioning units that we depend on today. The subsequent widespread installation of air conditioning systems, especially for residential, has changed where we live and how we live. However, the use of Freon and HCFCs, common refrigerants in these units, have also been depleting the ozone layer so these refrigerants were outlawed by the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty first signed in 1987 and revised in 2016 (Wikipedia).
Even though air conditioning systems are being improved for efficiency and reduction of emissions, they continue to contribute to ozone depletion. So one method for combating this hazardous situation is by following the Energy Star recommendation of setting the A/C units to no less than 78F degrees. This setting will not only decrease emissions, but it will also save electrical costs. It is easiest to adjust to this temperature by acclimatizing seasonally, which means to open windows more often and adjust clothing as the temperature range changes, thus staying more in tune with the exterior conditions.
Other ways to help with the sun's impact include painting your house a light color to deflect the heat, adding shutters and blinds to reduce the interior temperature, increasing insulation, replacing old inefficent windows, using operable windows for through-house ventilation, and adding ceiling fans to better circulate the conditioned air. Smart thermostats also help optimize the use of air conditioning and some electrical companies offer deals on Nest or similar thermostats as well as options to buy into solar panel arrays to offset fossil fuel use, another cause of greenhouse emissions.