Comments on: Budget Priorities for an Energy Efficient Home http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/ The former home of the 100k Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Keeping Up and Catching Up | 100K House Blog http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3845 Keeping Up and Catching Up | 100K House Blog Fri, 08 May 2009 17:48:36 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-3845 [...] Interested in budgets? So are we. Check it out. [...] [...] Interested in budgets? So are we. Check it out. [...]

]]> By: robert morrison http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2423 robert morrison Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:14:22 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-2423 Pie charts, have a look at this uk perspective on energy use in the home, particularly the pie chart, very different to yours shown on this page. Admittedly AC in the uk is marginal, but does that really explain the huge differences? I have seen similar figures to the UK example quoted elsewhere in europe. Somebody is wrong here surely?? (I have no idea who) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7262747.stm Pie charts, have a look at this uk perspective on energy use in the home, particularly the pie chart, very different to yours shown on this page. Admittedly AC in the uk is marginal, but does that really explain the huge differences? I have seen similar figures to the UK example quoted elsewhere in europe. Somebody is wrong here surely?? (I have no idea who)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7262747.stm

]]> By: Y. Byzseryas http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Y. Byzseryas Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:57:46 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-551 Chad, thank you. I keep wondering about the value of pre-fab and things like SIPS as a way to cut costs, but it seems to me that labor is ultimately by far the largest component, and shifting the cost from one location (on site) to another (factory) doesn't really change very much. Still, i read stories of Amish building houses as low as $50 per square foot, and I wonder how much of that is labor and how much of that is foregoing higher end appliances and fixtures. Chad, thank you. I keep wondering about the value of pre-fab and things like SIPS as a way to cut costs, but it seems to me that labor is ultimately by far the largest component, and shifting the cost from one location (on site) to another (factory) doesn’t really change very much. Still, i read stories of Amish building houses as low as $50 per square foot, and I wonder how much of that is labor and how much of that is foregoing higher end appliances and fixtures.

]]> By: chad http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-550 chad Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:50:10 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-550 Thanks Y. Check out the budget on the <a href="/documents" rel="nofollow">documents</a> page for a bit more info on the building cost breakdown. Thanks Y. Check out the budget on the documents page for a bit more info on the building cost breakdown.

]]> By: Y. Byzseryas http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Y. Byzseryas Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:17:26 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-548 Great site! Great chart! Can you share the components of cost that go into BUILDING the house? What proportion is labor? Materials? Appliances? Site? Foundation? Would love to see something like that. This kind of analysis would probably push decisions to use off-the-shelf everything, since that's what traditional builders are so good at doing Great site! Great chart!

Can you share the components of cost that go into BUILDING the house? What proportion is labor? Materials? Appliances? Site? Foundation? Would love to see something like that. This kind of analysis would probably push decisions to use off-the-shelf everything, since that’s what traditional builders are so good at doing

]]> By: chad http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-523 chad Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:48:50 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-523 I built out the wall in the last house I rehabbed like you recommend. I guess this would solve our electrical and plumbing chase issues as well as providing more opportunities for easy lighting installs. Good suggestion, thanx! I built out the wall in the last house I rehabbed like you recommend. I guess this would solve our electrical and plumbing chase issues as well as providing more opportunities for easy lighting installs. Good suggestion, thanx!

]]> By: lavardera http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-522 lavardera Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:17:47 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-522 Don't build out the cabinets - just the wall behind the cabs, with a recess at the frig space. Leave a margin for ventilation and roll the frig back until the front is flush. Don’t build out the cabinets – just the wall behind the cabs, with a recess at the frig space. Leave a margin for ventilation and roll the frig back until the front is flush.

]]> By: chad http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-521 chad Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:23:06 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-521 Agreed. The counter depth models are also bigger and less efficient. You can't seem to get them less than 36" wide unless you shell out the big bucks for the high end models. Refrigerators that protrude out into kitchens past the counters annoy me to no end from a design perspective. I am leaning towards building our cabinets out a few inches to remedy this but that may end up costing more than simply buying a counter depth unit for a couple hundred more... Agreed. The counter depth models are also bigger and less efficient. You can’t seem to get them less than 36″ wide unless you shell out the big bucks for the high end models.

Refrigerators that protrude out into kitchens past the counters annoy me to no end from a design perspective. I am leaning towards building our cabinets out a few inches to remedy this but that may end up costing more than simply buying a counter depth unit for a couple hundred more…

]]> By: Shawn http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Shawn Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:32:16 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-520 Add to the refrigerator challenge: Counter depth models. I find the standard depth units tend to take over the kitchen unless you design your cabinetry to prevent this. For whatever reason, the shallower models are more scarce. Add to the refrigerator challenge: Counter depth models. I find the standard depth units tend to take over the kitchen unless you design your cabinetry to prevent this. For whatever reason, the shallower models are more scarce.

]]> By: chad http://www.100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/comment-page-1/#comment-519 chad Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:11:24 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2008/02/25/budget-priorities-for-an-energy-efficient-home/#comment-519 Good tip on the LG appliances. They have some nice looking models for cheap that are quite energy efficient. They even have a 24" wide model but I don't think it's energy star rated. Also found this good reference this AM for appliances - http://www.greenerchoices.org/ratings.cfm?product=fridge The data is from Consumer Reports Good tip on the LG appliances. They have some nice looking models for cheap that are quite energy efficient. They even have a 24″ wide model but I don’t think it’s energy star rated.

Also found this good reference this AM for appliances – http://www.greenerchoices.org/ratings.cfm?product=fridge

The data is from Consumer Reports

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