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were based on the principles we had developed, best practices Id read about inbooks on the subject, site conditions, creative thinking, and the ideas of MartinLiefhebber, our architect for the project.DesignIn every aspect of the design process consider the local site conditions andenvironment, year round, and over longer periods of time.R Protect the house from prevailing winds during winter with local site barriers suchas trees, hills and a wall.R Provide openings to collect coo l forest breezes in the summer in order toeliminate the need for air conditioning.R Orient the position of the house to take advantage of passive solar designprinciples.R Design with and for n ature.R Apply the concepts of Permaculture (get the amazing text book by Bill Mollison)as they apply to the design , location and site of your home.Work with nature to ensure that the design fits in with the local environment.R Prepare designs that are in harmony with the local climate, rainfall, plants, soil,wind patterns, and amount of sunshine.R Incorporate locally available materials that harmonize in c olor, texture, shape, andsubstance.R Retain or restore as much of the natural landscape as possible by planning for agreen roof, swales for natural rain water management, rain water collectionsystems, and even potentially a living machine sewage waste processing system.Use as many of the natural resources provided by the site selected.R Local wood logs if trees must be cut down.R Local sand, soil, stones, gravel and large rocks.R Allow local wild grasses to grow on the roof, walking paths, and on the septicfield.224