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With my wife, we are building an extremely ecological self-sufficient house (made of straw, wood and earth), while being modern too.
The house is out of the grid for electricity & water, and there is no heating system.
The construction has finally started after 1.5 years.
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The house is out of the grid for electricity & water, and there is no heating system.
The construction has finally started after 1.5 years.
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We share our story on a blog, in French only so far (I will translate the story in English later).
Last week was the first day, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/04/04/carnet-de-bord-8-debut-des-travaux/
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Last week was the first day, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/04/04/carnet-de-bord-8-debut-des-travaux/
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And yesterday it has started for real, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/04/08/carnet-de-bord-9-ca-creuse/
If you have any questions, please ask. Answers will land on the blog, but I will be happy to answer here now.
Shoot.
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If you have any questions, please ask. Answers will land on the blog, but I will be happy to answer here now.
Shoot.
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New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Our house has no heating system. It is insulated from the ground by using cellular glass: a material made at 90% of **recycled** glass, with air inside. Check that out.
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/04/19/carnet-de-bord-11-verre-cellulaire/
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!All the technical stuff has been laid out.
I'm late, but it's here!
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/05/04/carnet-de-bord-13-techniques-dans-le-radier/
#lamaisonvivante #ecology #house
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Tuesday, we have seen the recycled concrete (up to 40-50%). Concrete is one of the most polluting sector of the industry, we must reduce its usage to the minimum. https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/05/07/14-beton-recycle/
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Semi-level 2 has been achieved in 4 days only!
One more semi-level and it will be time to install the straw! Can't wait :-].
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/05/17/16-pop-un-demi-niveau-2/
#house #ecology #selfSufficiency
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Semi-level 3/3 is done.
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/05/27/17-dernier-demi-niveau-bis-repetita/
#house #ecology #selfSufficiency
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!How to be 100% self-sufficient in water? https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/05/29/18-comment-etre-entierement-autonome-en-eau-de-pluie/
tl;dr: Collect & filter rain, make it drinkable, use products requiring less water (like @nebia shower , or EcoFlush http://www.wostman.se/en/ecoflush/ toilet)
New achievement for our self-sufficient and ecological house!Straw is here!! Blog post is coming soon.
#house #ecology #straw
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/06/19/19-livraison-de-la-paille-et-isolation-du-toit/
Straw has been delivered! The article contains an HD timelapse of the day and many photos.
#house #ecology #SelfSufficiency #straw #timelapse
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!First installation day for the straw! Lot of feelings.
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/06/24/20-premier-jour-de-pose-de-paille/
More pictures and a time lapse inside the article.
#house #ecology #SelfSufficiency #timelapse #straw
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!2nd and last installation day for the straw! All the walls have been set up in 2 days only
! Tomorrow: The frameworkThe article contains photos & an HQ timelapse
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/06/25/21-deuxieme-et-dernier-jour-de-pose-de-paille/
#house #ecology #straw
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Preparing the framework and starting the installation. It goes so fast!
The article contains photos & an HQ timelapse, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/06/26/22-debut-de-la-charpente/
#house #ecology #SelfSufficiency #straw #wood
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Framework is over, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/06/27/23-fin-de-la-charpente/. Photos are awesome. It was a magic moment to go into the house yesterday night.
The timelapse is awesome too. Take a look.
#house #ecology #SelfSuffiency #straw #wood
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Why the self-sufficiency? https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/07/05/pourquoi-lautarcie/
We explain that #selfSufficiency is a constraint to innovate & optimize. We talk about the impacts too ( #economical, #environmental…).
Our best article so far.
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!How to do electricity in the straw? https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/08/26/25-electricite-dans-la-paille/
We mostly show pictures of the progress. It's fun, but exhausting (we do it ourself)!
#house #selfSufficiency #electricity #straw #ecology
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Partitions in natural gypsum & wood, and electricity. Lot of progresses!
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/09/11/26-cloisons-en-bois-et-gypse-et-electricite/
#house #selfSufficiency #electricity #gypsum #ecology
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Electricity is progressing well, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/09/29/28-electricite-une-maille-a-lendroit-une-maille-a-lenvers/. Some pictures. It's fun.
#electricity #house #selfSufficiency #straw #ecology
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Reduce by 30% the amount of water to heat with a drain water heat recovery, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/10/01/29-reduire-de-30-ses-besoins-en-eau-chaude-avec-un-echangeur-de-chaleur/.
Simple. Efficient. Stop wasting energy :-).
#house #selfSufficiency #ecology #water
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!56 photovoltaic panels are installed
, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/10/07/30-le-photovoltaique-est-installe/.#house #selfSufficiency #ecology #sun #electricity
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Roof is finished !, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/10/27/31-un-toit-couvert-et-une-cheminee/ and https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/11/08/33-ferblanterie-sur-le-toit/.
#house #selfSuffiency #ecology
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!After a pause of 3 weeks, windows are finally here! The construction site can resume. https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/10/31/32-les-fenetres-sont-arrivees/
Triple layers, made of wood, aluminium and glass only.
#house #selfSuffiency #ecology #windows #wood
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!First layer of earth (clay) on the walls, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/11/16/34-premiere-couche-de-terre-sur-les-murs/! That's really exciting! A second and a third (finish) layers will come in 3 weeks.
#house #selfSufficiency #ecology #earth #clay #wall #insulation
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!The facades are finished!
Another crazy idea: We use _burnt wood_! No wood stain, no oil, nothing, garanteed to last more than 60 years.
It's magic :-)! https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/12/04/35-bois-brule-en-facade/
#house #selfSufficiency #ecology
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Second earth layer on the walls, roof is finished, ceiling is finished, turbo mode, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/12/06/36-deuxieme-couche-de-terre-plafond-toit-fenetres/.
#house #selfSufficiency #ecology #earth #clay #wood
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!How we make rain water drinkable, in 4 simple steps, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2019/12/10/37-potabilisation-de-leau-de-pluie/.
3 filters + 1 UV lamp. The set is very compact.
#house #selfSufficiency #ecology #water #rain #drinkable
Last layer of earth/clay on the wall. Time to unprotect the “window of truth”, it’s a hole in the wall to prove the house is made of straw.
Clay’s color isn’t definitive until totally dry. More pictures soon.
#house #straw #ecology
Clay’s color isn’t definitive until totally dry. More pictures soon.
#house #straw #ecology
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Last earth/clay layer on the walls, pictures are marvelous, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/01/11/38-derniere-couche-de-terre-et-faience/.
#house #straw #earth #clay #ecology #selfSufficiency
F*ck Yeah.
Thanks Dad for your help!
Thanks Dad for your help!
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Dry screed with wood fiber: Good insulation, natural, ecological, recyclable. It rocks!
See the blog post: https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/01/17/39-chape-seche-en-fibres-de-bois/.
#ecology #house #selfSufficiency #wood #screed
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!The integrated greenhouse is installed! https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/01/18/40-serre-dans-la-maison/
Outside inside. Open ground. -4°C outside, 18°C inside. Comfortable place to live. Passive heating.
#ecology #house #selfSufficiency #greenhouse
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Electricity is almost finished, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/01/19/41-finitions-electriques/! Electricial board, plugs, blinds, buttons, switches, house automation, tests…
#ecology #house #selfSufficiency #electricity #houseAutomation
M-4d
M-3d
M-2d
M-1d
Tomorrow is the day we move in our self-sufficiency, extremely ecological house, made of straw, wood and earth. The house isn’t finished yet, almost, kind of, but we can’t wait any longer.
Expect a blog post soon. Those last days were crazy!
Expect a blog post soon. Those last days were crazy!
Air outside: 2°C
Air coming inside the ventilation (through a pipe under the ground): 8.2°C
Air inside the house: 21°C
Air inside the integrated green house: 32°C
I mean. It works as hell!!! Warm house with no heating system.
Expect a blog post soon.
Air coming inside the ventilation (through a pipe under the ground): 8.2°C
Air inside the house: 21°C
Air inside the integrated green house: 32°C
I mean. It works as hell!!! Warm house with no heating system
.Expect a blog post soon.
Thanks @nebia. It really is a new experience. So smooth. The more you test it, the more you want to stay in this cocoon.
PS: Funniest part is random visitors asking to take a shower in our home.
PPS: On the picture, height is for children.
PS: Funniest part is random visitors asking to take a shower in our home.
PPS: On the picture, height is for children.
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!After a crazy week, we finally moved in our house, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/02/01/42-demenagement/. It isn't finished yet, but what a joy!
#selfSufficiency #ecology
Wind at 100-140km/h here.
Our straw-made house still stands up. EAT THAT STUPID WOLF! The first of the three little pigs was right!!
Our straw-made house still stands up. EAT THAT STUPID WOLF! The first of the three little pigs was right!!
Before and after 4G antenna: 3Mb/sec -> 45Mb/sec.
Our house is not connected to phone lines (no ADSL, VDSL…), only a 3G/4G router. It just rocks. And it is cheap (in Switzerland).
Our house is not connected to phone lines (no ADSL, VDSL…), only a 3G/4G router. It just rocks. And it is cheap (in Switzerland).
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Inside finishing stage, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/02/16/43-finitions-interieures-et-exterieures/.
Spoiler: It's warm now inside the house!
#house #selfSufficiency #ecology
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!How to get a fast, low-cost Internet connection, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/02/18/44-internet-seul-rapide-et-a-bas-cout/.
The article explains how to find a router, an antenna, and how to get all the information (providers' frequencies, antenna locations…).
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!How to live without a heating-system, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/04/29/38-comment-vivre-sans-chauffage-central-dans-sa-maison/.
This article explains we have removed the heating system, entirely, by using insulation, good ventilation, ground-coupled heat exchanger, greenhouse…
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!Building up the carport, https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/03/13/2-construction-du-couvert-a-voiture/. It's a simple construction! Done in March.
#house #ecology #selfSufficiency
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!What to do with the overflow of the water tanks? Easy: Let's dig a brook to the pond!
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/03/14/3-trop-plein-des-cuves-et-mares/
Done in March.
#house #ecology #selfSufficiency
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!The land has no cover crop. And the soil is super hard. Solution: Ask a farmer for help.
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/03/27/4-couvert-vegetal/
Done in March.
#house #ecology #selfSufficiency
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!The greenhouse wasn't finish. It's time to add more earth, and to plant, plant, and plant more.
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/04/04/5-installation-et-plantations-dans-la-serre/
Done in April, during the Covid lock-done.
#house #ecology #selfSufficiency
New episode about our self-sufficient and ecological house!How to protect the greenhouse from the sun? With sailings! It's all natural: Made of flax (from France), an old sail-loft hand-made custom sailings for us.
https://lamaisonvivante.blog/2020/07/12/7-voiles-de-bateau-dans-la-serre/
#house #ecology #selfSuffiency
This year we've travelled ~12'000km in perfectly self-sufficiency: From March to October we've _never_ charged our electric car (Nissan Leaf) outside our self-sufficient home.We saved around ~1300CHF (~1200€) and ~1400kg/CO2, compared to our previous gasoline car.
#ecology
