What type of home do we want to build?

There are tons of different alternative building styles and after much deliberation, we have finally decided what we want to build & we will take you along on a workshop we attended to gain some more knowledge.
We want to shoutout some very helpful folks and CZcamsrs who helped us with our decision process.
The Canelo Project
‪@TinyShinyHome‬
‪@theupsideofdownsizing‬
What type of structure would you build in the desert if you were going off grid?
Also, THANK YOU for almost 500 subscribers! We are so thrilled to be hitting this mark 1/2 way through 2024…. Maybe we’ll hit 1k????
Thanks for watching!
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[@BING960]

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[@mcooper5929]

We did a shed to cabin and it was a lot more affordable than building with lumber prices. Had it spray foamed for insulation and finished inside completely with wood stove and etc . Very happy with the choice

[@Christenhelm]

Glad to hear it worked out for you!

[@lagunaloire7446]

I think you mentioned plans to have an AC unit as a backup for temperature regulation. Have you looked into geothermal as an option? Digging the trenches by shovel would be really labor intensive, but if you could rent a backhoe or something it seems like you could install the pipes yourself, and get the same temperature for less electricity.

[@Christenhelm]

We’ve researched that & noticed that the folks over at Our self reliant life (Green dream project) are starting a similar project, but what we have heard while researching is that geothermal doesn’t do well with the hot desert environment unless you dig reaaallly deep, but we’re keeping an eye out to see their progress.
Our plan would be to bring in a large enough solar system to run a split unit ac/heat pump.

[@optoutsociety8461]

With straw bale water is your enemy. I would highly recommend a 4 foot roof overhang around the entire house to protect the walls from rain.

[@lagunaloire7446]

Which would have the added benefit of increasing the area for catching rainwater