Safe Haven Village

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Safe Haven Village

• Spring City UT

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Family Friendly Earth Friendly

• As few stupid rules as possible
• Free from public alcohol/nudity, illegal drugs
• Free to have a joyous existence with others

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80 acres for 195,000

• 12 homesteads
• A community center
• Greenhouses
• Cottage Industries
• Healing Center
• Education

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Sustainable Building

• Earth Ships
• Earth Bags
• Cob
• Lightweight Concrete
• Eco Domes/Monolithic Domes
• Straw bale
• Rammed/Poured Earth
• Cordwood

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Sustainable Building Principles

• Renewable Building
• a. Tires, Bottles, Cans
• b. Dirt
• c. Recycled materials
• Low Toxins
• Use local building materials
• Size
• a. not so big movement
• b. many functions in Community Center

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Sustainable Building Principles

1. Cluster Building
2. Minimal Roads
3. Solar, Wind, Geothermal
4. Water and Sewage Treatment

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Sustainable Building Principles

• 9. Greenhouses

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Sustainable Building PrinciplesThe Community
Center

• Gathering room with Media center with big screen
  tv and speakers
• Computer nook
• Library
• Piano
• Fireplace
• White board
• Stacking/folding chairs for large seminars etc
• Large commercial kitchen and large dining area
• Bedrooms/healing rooms
• Yoga/meditation/dance floor
• Workout equipment

• Basement separate entrance shop w/ tool lending
• Craft and sewing shop
• Aeroponics growing room
• Outdoor barbeque and bread oven
• Play yard
• Stables
• Chicken coops
• Green house
• Community garden
• Indoor/outdoor swimming pool
• Water feature
• Several Bathroom facilities

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Sustainable Building PrinciplesBeauty,
Creativity, Joy
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Earthships
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Earthbag Homes
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Earthbag Costs

• BASIC HOUSE TOTAL
• 23,232
• 16 sq ft
• OVERALL HOUSE TOTAL
• 34,969
• 24 sq ft
• GRAND TOTAL
• 49,969
• Time 30 hours a week for 3 years

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Cob Homes
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Other Building Modalities
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Curves are In
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Square is Good Too
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Safe Haven Village

• We are looking for mature, responsible,
  fun-loving, joyous people to share our village
  way of life with in Sanpete County.
• We want to be building next summer.
• We need 12 committed houehold by September 1.

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Group Think

• Making an offer
• Water/Well
• Road costs
• Telephone/Internet
• Community Center
• Design
• Cost
• PUD Plan, CCRs
• Architectural style
• Alternative Energy

• Common Area
• Greenhouse
• Build order (houses vs community center)
• Costs to join
• Costs to future members
• Future get-togethers
• Legal form of community