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 SOLARGON DESIGNS by ICS
Solargon homes and cabins are inspired by
design elements from Native American and Asian nomadic tribes and combine
them with passive solar design principles. Using the latest in
green-building technologies we have created structures that work with and
within the environment rather than dominating or disregarding it.
Green-building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which
buildings use resources: energy, water, and materials . . . while reducing
building impacts on human health and the environment through better sitting,
design, construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual removal — the
complete building life cycle. A similar concept is natural building, which
is usually on a smaller scale and tends to focus on the use of natural
materials that are available locally. Solargon homes combine elements of
both concepts.
Our open, octagonal designs allow convective airflow for more even
distribution of passive solar-generated heat. Properly sized windows are
placed at the southeast, south, and southwest walls. Passive solar designs
can reduce demand for heat by 60%. These advanced building technologies
represent one of the largest and most promising techniques to contribute
significantly to low-impact living.
Our new 30’ diameter building makes an ideal starter home, and can be
attached or linked to additional 20’ (309 sq. ft.) or 30’ (695 sq. ft.)
units. Your desired square footage and arrangement can be tailor-made to fit
a variety of needs with unlimited designs. Each unit is green-built, has an
“extreme insulation” value, and is affordable, with less than half the
heating requirements of conventional buildings. The pre-built wall and roof
panels (SIPS) are assembled onsite in less than two days, ready for interior
and exterior finishes. These panels surpass conventional framed buildings
for R-values by a large margin. The wall panels are manufactured with
electrical conduit embedded at customer-selected locations and are ready to
run wiring after the building is erected. With the addition of appropriately
sized solar panels and an optional solar radiant floor heating system,
heating costs can be reduced to near zero.
Large houses generally use a tremendous amount of energy to heat and cool.
This energy usually comes from the combustion of fossil fuels, depleting
these resources and emitting greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air.
The larger the house, the more materials go into its construction. The
octagon shape of the Solargon uses 20% less wall materials to enclose the
same floorspace than a square shape. Small can be beautiful and cozy. You
can upgrade your lifestyle by reducing living costs and downsize your living
space without losing a sense of openness and light.
For more information and to
inquiry about ordering details please call 303.952.1005
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