Brian Segal, Birdman, has been in the world of Solar Home Design and Appropriate Technology for 40 years. Starting in 1980 with the construction of his first home, a 12' X 12' Solar Triangle Tent with a water bed dug into the ground as a solar heat storage device.
Today, he has recently completed a 5,000sf 5-bed, 4 bath passive and active solar house in Columbia, Missouri, a Modern Prairie Style Home with a 4.2 kw photovoltaic system and high performance flat plate solar thermal collectors.Along the way, Brian has built one Solar Spec House a year, since 1993 and made the decision in 2001 to build only sustainable or transitional projects from here on out.
It was the right thing to do. Birdman talks a lot, too. Call him on the Skype and he'll give you some direction and consultation for an affordable hourly rate. All systems have been pre-tested on his own projects, and have stood the test of time, built to code or gorilla style. Brian has traveled often to create solar houses and retrofits.
Today, he has recently completed a 5,000sf 5-bed, 4 bath passive and active solar house in Columbia, Missouri, a Modern Prairie Style Home with a 4.2 kw photovoltaic system and high performance flat plate solar thermal collectors.Along the way, Brian has built one Solar Spec House a year, since 1993 and made the decision in 2001 to build only sustainable or transitional projects from here on out.
It was the right thing to do. Birdman talks a lot, too. Call him on the Skype and he'll give you some direction and consultation for an affordable hourly rate. All systems have been pre-tested on his own projects, and have stood the test of time, built to code or gorilla style. Brian has traveled often to create solar houses and retrofits.
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In Inverness California, we installed Ray-Core R-36 double foil face polyurethane structural panels over a non-insulated gable roof. In Bozeman Montana we recently added 4 of Sub-grade Rigid Foam, an underground tempered air system, and a foundation drainage system to arrest mold development and substantially improve thermal efficiency.
Besides being environmentally correct, drawing new projects on computers, and giving talks on sustainability and energy issues, I just have to get my hands in the mud. I picked up the colored concrete bug living in Santa Fe New Mexico for 13 years. Colored concrete counter tops, decorative and playful concrete floors, and other house hold architectural features keep me grounded as an artist and craftsman.
Information regarding Solar and Appropriate Technology gets you headed in the right direction. We can discuss pros and cons of various building technologies, sustainable building practices, and how to achieve a net zero energy building. I will also suggest publications and websites. I can sketch concept drawings and hold them up to the camera, or e-mail Auto-Cad Construction Details.
As student body president of Las Lomas High School in 1976, I set out to make positive changes in the world around me. Studying for 2 years at UC Santa Barbara, and then 2 years at UC Santa Cruz, gave me a clear view of how the world works and what I could do to foster an environmentally sustainable world.
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