To achieve this goal, we need to build ecologically sound homes in a way that can be easily adopted by community self-build projects and self-build individuals. Highly insulated utilising sustainable, locally sourced materials giving warm and comfortable, low maintenance homes with low running costs and low carbon footprints.
For the complete policy description, visit principles of change in our live2b3 micro-site.
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We believe that home should be the temple of our lives from which the individual, the family and the community can grow together.
BASE LIVING UNIT
What we consider to be the minimum requirement for a young family home.
- 60m2 of living space with personalised floor plans on a per project basis.
- 6m2 of all year round 'cool storage' space for food and wine.
- 12m2 of storage space for bikes, garden tools and general items.
- A covered off-road space for parking.
- Smaller and larger design options scaleable in units of 30m2.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
1. Wood at approximately 25% of the build materials by volume.
2. Stone at approximately 25% of the build materials by volume.
3. Biomass at approximately 25% of the build materials by volume.
4. Metal at approximately 10% of the build materials by volume.
5. Concrete/plaster at approximately 10% of the build materials by volume.
6. Glass at approximately 5% of the build materials by volume.
Designs can incorporate virtually any architectural style to create a modern or traditional home, in-keeping with personal taste and local planning regulations. Properties can be finished internally and externally with stone, brick, wood and glass, or with any combination of these materials. Properties requiring a more rustic appearance can be finished with stone external walls (Rustic in Stone), wood-cladded chalet-style walls (Rustic in Wood), paint-rendered walls (Rustic Rendered), or a mix of stone, wood and paint-rendered walls.
2-bedroom properties of 60m2 should cost the self-builder around €50,000, excluding land purchase price.
We believe that home is the temple of our lives from which the indiviudal, the family and the community can grow together.
We need the support and collaboration of surveyors, architects and those who understand the existing planning process in every country where people want a decent home for a decent price.
The most important reforms are described with full details of policy and financing in the section [ principles of change | A MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE ]. These reforms are absolutely necessary to initiate positive reform of our political systems. Policy in all areas of state involvement needs urgent attention but must be part of an ongoing process of consensual change through a system of direct democracy and consultative referendum.
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Living On The Inside Out
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...where less means more
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