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Thank you to our sponsors! 4CORE ~ Sustainable Building Education Program Case Study #1 Built in 1998 4 occupants + 24 sled dogs Motivation: Necessity and conservation Uses: Garden, Durango Dog Ranch & fruit trees Basic

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Thank you to our sponsors!

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4CORE ~ Sustainable Building Education Program

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Case Study #1

 Built in 1998  4 occupants + 24 sled dogs  Motivation: Necessity and conservation  Uses: Garden, Durango Dog Ranch & fruit trees

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Basic collection and transfer

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Submersible pump with float switch connecting to a garden hose

Northern Tool and equipment for $50 Home Depot for $90

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5 galvanized steel stock tanks

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Roof overhang and ice damage Removed in winter

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Case Study #2

 Double wall adobe home  Built in 2009  Uses: Landscaping (ornamental and fruit trees) and

eventually a small vegetable garden

 Home featured in the 2009 Energy Tour and

2010 Parade of Homes

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Case Study #4

 1164 sq ft (interior dimension) straw bale home  Built in 2006  2 occupants  Additional costs under $1000  Purchased parts locally  Motivation: Water wells in subdivision believed to be

tainted by gas well drilling

 Uses: Household use, garden, limited landscaping

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Roof Pitch: Lowered to hold snow Staggered snow guards 1 piece gutters Trusses: 25 lbs over snow load requirements

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4ft overhangs protect straw bale exterior and provide additional surface area for catchment 1 of 2 downspouts

  • n east side of home
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4” PVC pipe 8x galvanized window screen Cleanouts

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1800 gallon cistern Contains

  • verflow and

access to valves for future 2nd cistern

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Cistern contains float valve and well pump

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1800 Gallon Cistern

 Water delivered 2 – 4 times per year at $100 per fill  Approximately 400 gallons of dead space at bottom  Vacuums out sediment once a year  ¼ cup of Clorox for full cistern  No freeze issues in cistern or pipes

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Reverse osmosis filter under kitchen sink for drinking water. GE off-the-self from Home Depot - $400

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Expansion Tank Pre-filter

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DIY Rain Barrel Information

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Jeff Titus

Colorado Division of Water Resources 160 Rockpoint Dr, Ste E Durango Tech Center (970) 247-1845 jeff.titus@state.co.us