After thinking about the exterior walls I feel like the ICF's are my best bet. I really want a natural stone exterior and I think this would be the best framing to get that stone. Plus, with ICF's I don't have to worry about insulation! When I do build I would like to check into using recycled concrete to decrease the amount of CO2 produced.
So after a lot of researching (webbing) and pondering I have my framing (ICF's), insulation (part of ICF's), and siding (stone) decisions made. WOOHOO-it wasn't as difficult as I thought. Now, I need to figure out about heating and cooling (HVAC) and solar panels.
Mandie-
ReplyDeleteI can almost see this beautiful house!! I hope I get to see it when you build it.