Well said. I am currently going through the growing pains of trying to live in a house that is supposed to be a passive solar with an in floor radiant heating system as a back up, and a wood stove to back that up. I did the design and take all the credit for the success or failure of what I am building. I have been using a lot of salvaged materials. We are by the way the only species on the planet that has someone else build our homes for us. Well it is a very steep learning curve and I am very glad that I have enough friends that have come to the rescue! wood I spent the day today cutting wood we have had 4 weeks of -20 to -40 degrees celcius and the home is not yet finished but it has been trying. The thrying includes a frozen septic tank. What an amazing learning curve this has been, I'm sure that I will be better prepared next winter than this, and likely better the one following.

cheers mike