Green home design still a niche market
Chris Sundquist is more than just "the straw bale home guy." That's the moniker he acquired at a recent green energy show in Kamloops - a label he doesn't mind wearing -but the fact is, the niche designer knows a lot more about green technology than using straw bales as walls. He knows green roofs, overhangs, geothermal, passive solar and grey water systems - all the stuff required to build a house that uses significantly less energy than a typical "2x6 stick house." For three years, Sundquist has run his business, Think Tank Designs, from his Barnhartvale home. He helps people design their d...