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by gamerDude 2140 days ago
Hey Tim!

Feel free to reach out, my email is in my profile.

But basically, its a fairly modular house, currently located in Colorado that uses solar for energy and a couple different hydroponic systems in an attached greenhouse. We've been looking at/building every step to understand where construction costs are coming from and what options are out there.

For example, we were quoted early on for part of the house foundation for $9k by multiple contractors, but when we asked a lot of questions we found we could get it done without any real skillset to do it ourselves with about 10 hours of work and $500. Work any volunteer could do. So, been working on cutting costs out of the process and working on automatically making food.

Next step is a small neighborhood to get more people involved and working towards figuring out how to expand it to a larger scale.

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Hey gamerDude, I cant seem to find your email information in your profile either. Is there another way that we could connect? What you are describing is something I have been very passionate about but havent know where to start. I would love to help and be a part of this endeavor.
Hey there - very interested in corresponding with you but when clicking on your profile, there is no email listed. Is there some other way to start a thread? :)
Hey gamerDude,

I've been wanting to create something like this myself. Would love to join forces and learn more. What's a good way to contact you? Thx!

As mentioned, your email isn’t in your profile but would love more info on this as I am in a country where this would be a perfect fit.