Warm water is achieved by circulating grids of water line thru the attic before use in the kitchen / bathroom. Cooking instruments are only sterilized by 212 degree water for 10 minutes. If hot water is needed it can be occasionally boiled, on the gas stove or heated in a optional on-demand heater under the sink. It is not efficient to heat water to 212 degrees and then mix it with cold water to get warm water.
Battery electricity storage is accessed from the outside and is sealed from the interior of the home. The batteries take the energy from either wind, water or solar panels.
Talapia, South American tropical fish production is in the attic. Gardens love warmed nutrient filled water from the attic fish tanks which fills the whole attic. Fish can be seen thru 2 layers of flexible, clear, acrylic plastic sheets, from all rooms. Room lighting can be either efficient fluorescent lights or gas lights. The lights are in the attic to keep the fish swimming upright in the 1 ft. deep octagonal tank of 20 tons of water, which doubles as a water suppy in case of an accidental fire. Gas lighting on the room walls can be for spot lighting or decoration.
Basement rock heat / cold storage (100 tons = 4 ft deep under the concrete pad floor) maintains 65-68 degrees all year with a necessary small wood stove backup. Heat is collected from sunlight during the winter and cold during the summer, thru vent control. Cold is collected from a lowland pipe directed into the basement rocks. The cold pipe will be, either too small to crawl thru or a steel grid will cover the pipe end next to the rocks.
Stackwood walls are made of 2 ft. logs of any diameter, cut from local wood, using newspaper or flameproof insulation between the outside / inside ends. Mortar / concrete at the ends of the 2 ft. logs bind the logs in the wall.
12" x 12" x 13' posts (4 feet in the ground) and 12" x 12" x 9' beams are easily made and lifted. After "wilting" a cut tree for 6 months (letting it dry after cutting), posts and beams may be cut by ax or chainsaw-attachment and lifted by tripod with block and tackle.
Trompe Wall glass is used for all south-side roof and walls, for solar heating of the home interior and attic fish tanks. Double glass (Trompe Wall) uses a 2 ft. space between to collect heat in winter and is covered inside, in summer, with reflective, translucent foil.
A roof snow trapdoor is built-in for ice in the summer. The handmade ice storage uses expandable walls to accommodate expanding ice. Shovel it down......pack it tight. Provide a low drain in a floor-to-ceiling, metal box with flexible sides, inside of which is a smaller metal box with shelves for food storage, at the bottom of the larger box, which is surrounded by ice water.
Methane gas production plans from organics of the garden and fish tank water from the attic tanks. A complete overview of the complete system of the handmade tank, flametrap, storage and 12v compression pump will be available.
Organic French Intensive raised bed gardens are arranged in series, layed out in 4' x 8' grids you can walk around to avoid soil compacting hard-pan.
Companion planting techniques and biologic / botanical controls for pests.
20 year old Notes Pages for RV (Recreational vehicle) 12v electrics, gas lights, antique gas stoves, gas refrid, tools, well drilling machines you can roll anywhere and facts about any other home subject such as system calculations or any home power system you can imagine. All this can be downloaded from the internet as PDF documents (420 pages).
20 year old, worn drawings were hand copied with pins and hand tools, on new paper Masters. They have a 1/4 inch = 1ft. scale but don't use them for precise measurement. Use them for concepts only. The drawings have a minimum of outside dimension measurements. Octagonal calculations are on the drawings. All interior items are numbered and listed. These drawings can be downloaded from the internet as PDF documents (4 drawings).
A detailed Index of Techniques and Procedures Page is provided explaining fish tank, methane tank and garden calculations and procedures that can be downloaded from the internet as PDF documents (28 pages).
With your computer and a Google Search Page, you can find other books you need on any subject. Parts can also be found through the Tomcat Directory of Manufacturers, found in every good library's Architectural Department.
Drawings, Notes Pages and Index of Techniques and Proceedures Pages will be delivered as PDF documents when the transaction clears. Adobe PDF Reader downloads are available, on the internet, for free. Use your printer or a local library printer to make copies.
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