"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"James "Cubby" Culbertson" wrote in message

How about concrete? It can be easily done yourself with premade
insulated forms. American Polysteel is in Albuquerque
www.polysteel.com


I may swing by there and ask a few questions. Hadn't even considered
that. Sounds expensive though.
Thanks Edwin!

I'm told it is comparable to a stick built building, but the energy cost
for heating and cooking is about 40% less. About 5% of all new houses are
build that way.


Yeah, I'm gonna give them a call one of these days. Right now, I'm just in
the exploratory stage. I say it looks expensive due to the concrete.
Concrete here has gone through the roof. I poured my own footings for an
adobe wall this summer. I got the concrete for around $75 a yeard. Now
it's up around $130-140 a yard. I believe they also make the "panels"
where the interior concrete has already been poured. Trouble is then I
need to hire a crane to set them....but they go up really quickly. A
neighbor did that on an addition and the crew showed up in the morning and
by nightfall they had all the walls and roof joists up. From an energy
standpoint, it would definitely be the way to go!
Cheers,
cc