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Profile is on our house... we are Gord and Ann.
We are building a code approved high occupancy load bearing cob house and workshop in Victoria BC. As of April 2007 the work shop is complete and the house is in progress. Features include load bearing cob, living roofs, earthen floor with hydronic heating, solar PV and wind with a grid inter-tie, solar thermal collectors, grey water irrigation, thermophilic composting toilet system, high fly ash concrete, mix of recycled and sustainably milled lumber, measures to preserve the habitat, organic gardens, rain water catchment/well hybrid system for domestic and irrigation water needs, education workshops and consulting.