Solargon Homes: May 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010

Meisler Solargon Project

Many thanks and all the best to Peg and Peter Meisler on their purchase of two Solargon 20 models for a southern Colorado project which will link the two octagon building with a 24' link. The link will include a kitchen and bath with a staircase to the cellar.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Dream

Solargon sales person Sheri Mattei and family at Dream Lake at the base of Halletts Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. The short walk to this overwhelmingly beautiful place is a must if you find yourself in northern Colorado. We have our own dream of building an ultra efficient Solargon home this summer. For more information about owning your Solargon cabin or home write us at solargonhome@gmail.com.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Solargon 20

Pictured above is the Solargon 20 show model being set at the new ICS plant. We used 2x6 redwood and framed an octagon to fit under the Solargon. After building and leveling the support frame we lifted the Solargon with two forklifts and drove beside the frame. We then lowered it and pushed the cabin over the frame and did final adjustments. Then lifting in select spots we removed the pipes. It was just that simple. To view more pictures see album below.

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Welcome to Solargon Homes.
Solargon cabins and homes were the natural development of refinement and timing. Our designs reflect the trend in downsizing and energy efficient building. Start small and add as you need, or combine our building component sizes to build the living space that fits your needs. Using ultra efficient and super strong polyurethane SIPs walls, roof and floor panels, Solargon has created uniquely designed living spaces that result in optimum living comfort and significant energy savings with the most efficient building systems available. As building codes mandate higher standards for compliance, the cost of conventional building has risen to make SIPs competitive with big advantages over "stick built" homes.
Our homes are bright and open inviting light in with improved airflow.
"An octagonal house is cheaper to build, allows for additional living space, receives more natural light, is easier to heat, and remains cooler in the summer. These benefits all derive from the geometry of an octagon: the shape encloses space efficiently, minimizing external surface area and consequently heat loss and gain, building costs etc."
Orson Squire Fowler 1850
Solargon living spaces are the exterior SIPs envelope or SIPs panels. Because of the many interior and exterior treatment options such as siding, roofing, windows, flooring, etc. we offer the shell , super structures, connectors, venting skylight and you choose what finishing to complete the living space. Our cabin assembles in hours and the larger Solargon 30 can be assembled in as little as two days.