Owner(s): Doug Barr
Region: Perth
Municipality: Perth
Email: lowansa@ca.inter.net
Web site: http://www.dougbarr.com

Number of bedrooms: open concept with humanure outhouse
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 300
Number of stories: one with loft
Occupancy date: April 2004
Cost per square foot and what that includes: $50. includes wood stove - carriage doors - everything

Builder arrangement: Owner
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 6 months
Volunteer participation: one full time volunteer, one baleraising weekend w/8 volunteers, one stucco-ing weekend w/5 volunteers
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy


Other roof system info: trusses with 2 ft depth inside and out

Mechanical systems info: wood heating open doors in winter, shaded forest site
Electrical systems info: none, wired for future solar
Other green features: water collection; rain barrel, drilled well for future main SB house outhouse to thermophyllic humanuare pile
Anything else you'd like to share?: great way to practice methods before tackling main project, re-enforce corner braces and check regularly during build, suggest pre-assemble all pieces before beginning stacking bales