Thanks for the full reply Rustico, and that’s enough for me to be getting on with, and I’ll continue to use it as a reference.
I have a feel that if you want to save the environment, then building an eco-friendly home is a good thing. But you definitely won’t save you money.
Yeah, I would like to save money. My guess is that you probably only save money, if you can do a share of the work yourself. Unfortunately, I’m not much of a handyman. However, I have noticed some home builders selling off the shelf plans at what seems like reasonable prices. DIY is always cheaper, but assembly fees don’t seem to extortionate either. Whether there are any eco houses that fall into this category I don’t know. My searches on the internet haven’t turned up much, but books and magazines on the subject may have more info.
