== Meeting Agenda for Schematic Design Kickoff ==
* Review Wants and Needs and Project Narrative
* Review Inspirational Images & Books
* Sustainable Concepts
* Zoning and Building Code
* Landuse Review – If Required
* Review Site Plan
* Contractor
* Additional Consultants required for Project
* Schedule – Short Term
* Schedule – Overall Project – Review
== [[Seed Pod Wants and Needs]] ==
* Brandon: Put in a kitchen sink, mini-fridge, and microwave immediately?
** Ben: A small microwave is no problem, I already own one
** Could eliminate the bathroom sink in that case
*** Jason: clients with the sink outside the bathroom give mixed reviews
** Decision: just put in the rough plumbing in the walls and leave a space where a compact kitchen could go
* A ladder isn't good enough for up-to-code access to a sleeping space
** Stairs wouldn't be so bad anyway, since the cat can use them and there will be storage space underneath
* Internet connection
** Wireless would work, but Ethernet is more secure
** While we're running that line from the main house, may as well throw in a fiber-optic line in case it becomes useful later
== Green concepts ==
* Composting toilet
** Two types of unit, one requiring underfloor access, one that's
smaller and requires more frequent changing
** Ben has to talk with Mathew and Molly about both legal issues
and what it's like to use
** Shelley isn't sure we can use all the compost
*** Could start a compost business?
* Passive House
** Eliminates the need for a heating system
*** Sometimes there might still be a small one for the bathroom floor
** Requires 10-inch-thick walls, may reduce internal volume by about a foot in each direction for same exterior footprint
** Requires foreign-built windows and doors
*** Door has an air seal ... kind of space-capsule-like
** CO2 monitors to make sure you don't have too much buildup
** Would increase the cost 8-20% depending on contractor's
experience level
** Brandon likes this idea better than composting toilet
** http://www.passivehouse.us/passiveHouse/PHIUSHome.html
* Rainwater capture
** Probably on the main house and walkway roofs, if we do a green roof on the Seed Pod itself
** Storage tank would go underground next to the Seed Pod
** Shelley would really appreciate the help with watering the garden in summer
* Jason has a couple contractors he likes
** Talk to them right after Earth Day?
** Which engineers we choose may depend on the type of contractors