Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Alternatives for creating inexpensive homes...

[JoycePlath (JoycePlath]

The contractor is estimating $100 a square foot and hoping to treat the 
unfinished attic space like garage space which is usually not included in 
square 
footage estimates. If we were building just one floor the contractor thinks he 
could bring the homes in at $90 a square foot so extra $10 will help cover the 
cost of the "attic" areas. These prices do not include any extras like hard 
wood floors or upgraded counter tops but we will be able to use carpet from 
recycled PET pop bottles, FSC certified wood, trex or other recycled content 
decking, and low VOC paint.  
I should mention that the idea for this strategy came from the Grow House 
developed by McGill University in the early nineties. 
Joyce Plath
Marsh Commons 
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