Notes from the Underground
South Elevation
Northwest Elevation
Northeast Elevation
East Elevation
South Elevation
Underground Architecture • Build a strong, waterproof building • Insulate it well • Cover it with earth • Plant native species
Why earth-sheltered? 1. Heating and cooling 2. Exterior maintenance 3. Landscape Fit
Site Micro
Salmon River
Footings and Slab 1. R 2 blanket 2. 15 cm drains 3. Footings 4. 10 cm drains 5. Rough-in plumbing 6. R 12 polystyrene 7. 6 ml vapour barrier 8. Wire mesh
Footings and Slab 1. Concrete poured 2. R 12 polystyrene 2 m perimeter 3. Screening for rock punctures 4. Topsoil
Slab Pour
First Furniture
Concrete is slovenly and feckless, Promiscuous, Willing to take whatever shape demanded of it If you are strong enough. . Once committed, though, Concrete becomes fanatically adamant. adapted from Columns & Catalogues, Peter Schjeldahl
Boots
ICF Walls
Filling ICF
Beams Douglas Fir Uplands Airport 1922
Beams and Ceiling
Roof SIPs – 15 cm rigid polyurethane (R 45) 26 gauge galvanized steel face
Roof Membrane 1. 5 cm Tentest Roofboard 1. 5 mm EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) membrane
Green Roof 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Native plants 1 m Topsoil 8 cm sand Root barrier Drainage board Roofboard Membrane Roofboard SIP Panels Pine Decking
Ground Cover Shade Tolerant Drought Tolerant Sweet Woodruff Ivy Lamiastrum Pachysandra Vinca Minor Periwinkle • Sedum • Creeping Thyme • Wooly Thyme • Lavender • Lantana
Passive Solar Windows: low South, high North Cupola above mechanical Deciduous Trees - shaded in summer, sun in winter
Trombe
Doors and Windows All reclaimed doors Some reclaimed windows Anderson double glaze, argon, low-e Casement into prevailing wind
Interior
Kitchen
Water Well Cold water lines Combi hot water and in-floor heating
Waste 1. Low-Flush Toilets 2. Septic Tank (Anaerobic Treatment) 3. Effluent Filter 4. Waterloo Biofilter (Aerobic Treatment) 5. Disposal or Re-use
HVAC Winter HRV Heat exchange with outside air Duct from underground High-efficiency woodstove In-floor heating Trombe wall Summer ERV Moisture control Duct from underground
Electrical Battery back-up to crucial circuits 24 -volt under-cupboard lights Overhead CFs Task lighting
Greenstone Mill 100 kw run-of-river
Micro. FIT 104 modules 20 Kw $2000/month
Others Garbage Warrior - Michael Reynolds Recycled and Reclaimed – Dan Phillips Notes from the Underground complete text– Steven Moore www. moorepartners. ca/notes. cfm
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