Birds of a Feather is a special, magical place with a strong sense of community and an equally strong commitment to preserve the land and natural resources. Sustainable built environments are about energy consciousness balanced with the organic harmony of the site.
To this end, Birds of a Feather is encouraging our future residents to consider alternative building methods to create healthful, resource-conscious places of beauty. And, we will do our part by providing an alternative septic system (included in lot price in Phase 1 only) that is healthy for our community and the environment and is designed for harvesting the effluent for irrigation and/or replenishing ground water.
Paula Baker-Laporte, architect, baubiologist and author specializing in healthy ecological design, says that "living in harmony with nature is essential to our physical, mental, and spiritual well being." We agree. For more information about alternative building products that we recommend, please use the links listed below;
Exterior Wall Systems
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We will also assist you in finding an architect and/or builder familiar with natural and indigenous materials and building methods such as straw-clay, E-crete, or Faswall walls, natural plaster finishes, and flooring of tile, brick, stone, bamboo or wood.
