By: Randall Sexton

Randall Sexton — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:34:07 +0000

This is $270.00 sf, $270,000?

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:55:16 +0000

Thanks for the updates! A great piece.

By: Dave McAdam

Dave McAdam — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:31:31 +0000

Thank for this post. I am one of the principals with Blue Sky Homes and I can offer the following clarifications. Although we could easily have done so we elected not to include a radiant heating system in the floor. Even though the house sits at about 4,000 feet above sea level temperatures are pretty mild and we did not think the cost would be warranted. Our system does not rely upon a concrete floor. We could have used a wood sub-floor approach, for example. The solar panels on the roof of the house create most of our hot water and space heating (there are electrical back ups for both in case of prolonged overcast). We are not off grid. We are connected to our electric utility but the solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the carport push our electric meter backwards most of the time. And finally, our architects, o2 Architecture, is based in Palm Springs, not in Los Angeles. Again, thanks for a great post.

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