True .. Making home.

[steve-cox]

One does not have to recycle to decrease costs and or improve energy useage, Looking at the Garge builds on the site I note that nobody seems to consider a simple couple of things to lower energy costs and in some hotter parts of the world do away with a need for climate control Air conditioning and the ongoing costs for electricity to maintain those temperatures at a comfortable level.

There are two things I bring to people for consideration when designing and building either a Home or a garage or Workshop for consideration for control of excessive heat.
Firstly I make note that Landrover used on many of their older series landrovers a design known as a Tropical roof, This basically meant a double roof panel with an air gap in between which kept internal temperatures much lower with no ongoing energy costs.
The other design to consider is what is known in Australian Housing as the Old Queenslander style of home these had two important things designed to keep temperatures under control extra wide verandahs or extended roof lines with a deck underneath them this meant that the air was cooled before it entered the home or building proper, The other thing they did was build the main part of the buildingon stilts meaning the hjouse had an area underneath that encompassed the whole floorplan with room for storage or a garage or workshop underneath but most importantly the ability for airflow again to keep temperatures under control.

Remember if you can save on Electrical power use be it in a hot climate or a cold climate with such things as double glazing and insulation and carefully considered airflow that then frees up those funds for more important projects.

Always look at things to see if more than one use can be accomplished by anything you do.