The house features:
-passive solar design
-low impact pier foundations
-locally sourced and milled timber
-light rice husk clay insulation surpassing 2020 energy efficiency standards
-ventilated rain screen exterior finished with charred cedar siding
-earthen and lime plaster interior
-rain water collection and water supply
-off grid solar system
-biogas digester for cooking
-compost toilet
-grey water treatment
A video showing how the exterior cedar boards were burnt can be seen at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-A3vkRey1w&t=154s
Sora and Midori Miyashita have helped with the interior and exterior plastering. Such great help!
Base coat of earthen plaster
Brown coat of earthen plaster
