About the design and construction process
Mold is a living organism and, therefore, has conditions needed to support that life. So before committing to the time, money, and effort to build a greenhouse-enclosed home, I researched the potential for mold in the home. Once I knew what conditions mold needed to grow, I could try to find ways to maintain the home’s environment in such a way that it did not … Continue reading Mold Watch – February ’23
Mold is a living organism and, therefore, has conditions needed to support that life. So before committing to the time, money, and effort to build a greenhouse-enclosed home, I researched the potential for mold in the home. Once I knew what conditions mold needed to grow, I could try to find ways to maintain the home’s environment in such a way that it did not … Continue reading Mold Watch – January ’23
Designing a home that is functional and supportive of its occupant’s lifestyle is a leap of faith – you may consider hundreds, or even thousands, of details toward a coherent design, but can not know the result until months or years later. Amping up the stress to get the design right is the fact that a house is most people’s greatest single financial outlay and, … Continue reading Evolution of the House Design
As construction accelerated earlier this year, I was not able to keep up with blogging about it. Now that construction is coming to an end, I will try to ‘fill in the gaps’ from that time. Or, you can see it for yourself on YouTube. Live In A Greenhouse on YouTube Continue reading Video is worth 10,000 words
Like any structure, there is a cost per square foot to build a greenhouse large enough to enclose a home and it is not inexpensive. Therefore, I put a lot of thought into how every square foot would be allocated to get the highest value for the cost. To put this into a perspective that most people can relate to – have you ever looked … Continue reading Allocating the greenhouse’s footprint
Lighting plays a subtle, but critical, role in the quality of life within and around a home. I’ve lived in places where there was so little natural light that I had to use electric lights even during the day. Or where there was inadequate light, like in the kitchen, for the task at hand. Having built a few homes before this, I was familiar with … Continue reading Lighting the Greenhouse
