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In January of 2006, LCLT began planning for a fourth affordable housing project, Sustainable Community Homes.
Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) began construction of Sustainable Community Homes on June 4, 2007 as a demonstration project for replication. Specifically, we will be producing affordable housing opportunities for Lopezians in a mixed income development of 11 homes and 2 rental units along with an office/resource center. The site location is on Lopez Road on a seven-acre parcel owned by LCLT.
For a diagram of a typical home and its sustainable energy features, select 'features'.
To read a list of LCLT's Energy Principles, click here.
The first milestone of Sustainable Community Homes was a design charrette that brought environmentally-minded professionals together in March of 2006. Please click on the link above to view the Scrapbook from this event.
Joe Bullock, a permaculture consultant for the project, prepared a brief discussion of biodiversity on the site, and offered a suggested plant list.
Lime washes over the straw bales, June 2009
Solar installation interns, June 2009
Solar array, June 2009
Installng solar array , June 2009
Solar net-metering, June 2009
Solar Intern, June 2009
Installing the rack for the solar array, June 2009
Intern crew working on array footings, June 2009
Intern installing footings for solar array, June 2009
Intern Shadow-Building, January 2009
Interns work on interior relief plaster, January 2009
Celebration and Dancing for MLK, 2009
SNOW on Lopez ??!?
Yes, it is snow! Lots of it...December 2008
Time for a coffee break; shingling is underway.
The houses have windows...September 2008
An invention! David Zapalac tests his earthen plaster sprayer.
Putting in the last bale on the homes! August 2008
Shearing and cobbing, August 2008
Homeowner mixing light straw clay, Summer 2008
Homeowner applying lime wash, Summer 2008
Intern 'persuading' the straw bales, Summer 2008
Interior Window, American Clay plaster, Summer 2008
Exterior lime plaster, Summer 2008
Interns sifting clay for plaster, Summer 2008
Interns & homeowners cutting trim, Summer 2008
Preparing a house foundation, June 2008
Office and two rental units, January 2008
Pouring the water tank pad, August 2007
Volunteers raise the straw bale walls, Winter 2008
Barley straw being baled, Summer 2007
Harvesting barley on Lopez, Summer 2007
Summer 2007 Interns and Field Supervisors
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