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FreeGreen.com

 

You can get free, energy efficient, healthy home plans at FreeGreen.com because the architects, engineers and builders who created that web site believe that green design should be accessible to everyone.
 
It's hard to find good quality free plans for dog houses. But, at FreeGreen.com, you can download exquisitely prepared construction drawings for healthy, green homes that are designed for 30% to 50% energy savings year in and year out. 
 
They offer a variety of beautiful contemporary and traditional home designs suited for suburban lots and for country acres. The web site provides multiple 3-dimensional renderings to give you an idea of what the exterior and the interior of each of the homes would look like. They also provide energy reports detailing how each of the houses would perform your climate.
 
Each free download includes a Drawing Set, Energy Data and a Spec Book.
 
The Drawing Set is a carefully and completely detailed package of construction plans. Within the construction drawings FreeGreen provides multiple detail options to allow you and your builder to adapt the design to your site's requirements. These large format plans may be printed and reviewed on 8 1/2"x 11" computer printer paper and then printed full-scale at a commercial print shop for construction or permitting. FreeGreen will mail 24"x 36" blueprints of any of their free designs for a nominal printing and shipping fee.
 
The Energy Data has information on how the home will perform in your location. It also gives you options for incorporating variable amounts of solar power. The Spec Book is a compilation of the building products and finishes that can be installed in your home.
 
No stock plan is perfect for everyone or for every site. FreeGreen solves that problem too. Any of their free home designs can be customized at a very reasonable price.

 

 

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Solar Home Plans from the Back Home Newsletter  Get reviews and links to free building plans and projects from a variety of sources. You'll also read about inexpensive blueprints, do-it-yourself kits and easy-to-use design/build software. Most importantly, you'll find buildings and projects that are simple and inexpensive to build and to maintain. If you're planning to build any type of home or accessory building, sign up for your free subscription. You'll enjoy fresh designs and design ideas that will help you create something wonderful for your property and your family.
 
 More Green Home and Solar Websites

DIY Plans for Free Solar and Wind Power for Your Cabin  Here's an inexpensive way for do-it-yourselfers to start saving on home energy costs. Earth 4 Energy is a downloadable guide that shows you how to build your own solar panels and your own backyard wind turbine for as little as $200 each. Their package includes solar panel and windmill plans, a step-by-step guide book, instructional videos and inexpensive sources for components.

Simple, Do-It-Yourself Solar Hot Water  This easy step by step guide will show you several different plans to build your very own solar water heater system. These plans, from SimpleEnergy.com, are easy enough for anyone to follow and will give you the option of how you would like to set up and install your water heater. You can build an entire system for less than $70. Once installed, you will be saving up to 1/3 of your electric bill each and every month.

 

Have all plans reviewed by your building department or by an experienced building professional who knows local conditions, before you start to build. Plans may have to be modified by a local professional to suit your site's building code and weather requirements.