This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is the Iron badge in
Building.
Now that you've built all the skills, let's put it together and build a house!
Here are some pictures of what we're after:
Minimum requirements:
- At least 500 square feet (interior)
- Passive
solar orientation/optimization
- Insulation is:
- Built to handle -10F weather
- R10 or better
- Mineral wool, or
-
Straw bale, or
- Cordwood, or
- Straw clay slip, or
- Logs, or
- Any other insulation that is natural
- Interior wall surfaces are
wood or natural earthen materials
- No drywall
- Exterior wall surfaces are wood or natural earthen materials
- Roof:
- 18+ inch overhangs
- Standing seam metal roof, or
- Living roof, or
- Wood shingles, or
- Clay tiles, or
- Slate, or
- Any other natural material
- Wood, tile, earthen or other natural floors
- Bathroom with:
- Sink
-
Shower
- Toilet:
- Flush, or
- Composting, or
- Willow Feeder
- Electrical outlets and
lights
- Primary heat is a
wood stove, batch box
RMH or masonry stove
- Main entry door above grade or otherwise protected from getting snowed in
- No wood on the exterior within 18" of the ground
- 90% natural materials by weight (plywood isn't natural)
- As with all PEM badges, lesser BBs can be harvested as you complete this
project
Provide proof of the following as pictures or
video (<2 min):
- Place where the house will be built
- Foundation done
- Wall construction underway
- Rough electrical installation complete
- Rough plumbing installation complete
- Insulation installed (if applicable)
- Exterior siding/plaster/finish underway (if applicable)
- Interior siding/plaster/finish underway (if applicable)
- Roof construction underway
- Finished house (several interior and exterior views)
- If the unnatural materials you used are anywhere near 10% of the build, explain why you fall within the 90% natural requirement
Build a house - PEM BB building.iron.house
