Owner(s): Dawson Willsey
Region: Perth
Municipality: Westport
Email: dawson@ecobuilders.ca
Web site: www.ecobuilders.ca

Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 1.5
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1200
Building footprint, square feet: 800
Number of stories: 1.5
Occupancy date: Fall 2012

Builder arrangement: Owner
Main contractor name: Dawson Willsey
Main contractor company: Eco Builders
Designer's name: Same
Structural engineer's name: John McIntyre
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 3 1/2 years part time. In progress.
Volunteer participation: Raising, bale, plastering
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Easy

Other foundation info: Earthen slab floor, concrete grade beam

Other roof system info: Heavyand light Timber


Other insulation materials used: recycled foam sheets

Straw type: Rye


Other plasters used: Earthen



Other information about windows: recycled (old)
Mechanical systems info: Wood, solar, propane hot water, heated earthen floor
Electrical systems info: Off grid, solar and wind