Owner(s): Clement and Denise Pilon
Region: Northern
Municipality: Alban

Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1550
Number of stories: one
Occupancy date: October 2003
Cost per square foot and what that includes: $55 sq ft for the house

Builder arrangement: Owner
Structural engineer's name: Kris Dick
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 2 months
Volunteer participation: lots of friends and family

Other foundation info: short basement, ICFs



Other insulation materials used: blown fiberglass in attic

Other bale wall style info: 1x1 welded mesh, no pins

Other plasters used: cement/lime/sand 3 coats outside, 2 inside, Durabond 90 for finish layer

Mechanical systems info: wood stove, propane hot water tank wood with propane backup fuels used
Electrical systems info: solar PV and wind
Anything else you'd like to share?: drilled well septic sewage collection/disposal system