I visited this website a few months ago after reading about the Peak Oil dilemma. He has some concrete ideas to think about while designing your house. We all want to decrease our use of fuel and his discussion about energy consumption is both thought provoking and useful.
On another note: My contribution to Snippets & Bits has been sporadic this last month. I had a few logical, necessary things to take care of….such as a job! 
I start a new one on Monday and I’m excited. This will be a new challenge for me and you may see posting slowing down. Rest assured that it’s temporary. Building this house is a dream for me, but it’s also a necessity. With winter coming, it also gives me time to think about other areas I need to research. I’ve mentioned before that my idea of a perfect homestead is changing. Any ideas would be appreciated. I’ve received emails that leads me to believe others are using my research also. Feel free to suggest an alternative I haven’t considered.
Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it. Good luck with the new job!
By: PeakEngineer on October 11, 2006
at 3:05 am
Hi, sorry you haven’t been well. Hope things continue to improve-you know how healthcare is! Stay away!
My blogging has been sporadic also-new job, long intense orientation, not much time for plaster. But that’s finished and I’m excited to get started.
Enjoying the peak oil stuff.
By: Judy on November 4, 2006
at 1:14 pm
From reading your posts on peak oil, I can’t tell if you think it (peak oil) will happen, OR if you’re not quite sure whether it is real or maybe not.
My career was working in the exploration and production aspects of the oil industry, so I’ve had lots of opportunity to study the industry in more than just passing detail. In my opinion, what the peak-oil proponents are saying is pretty accurate.
I spent Thanksgiving this year with the head geologist of Conoco-Phillips. He thinks it’s very real, but like me, doesn’t know exactly when it will happen, AND exactly what it will look like when it does (nobody knows that)
So, where am I going with all this. The time to prepare is NOW. If you’re going to buy land, and build your own house…get started, pronto. When this thing does happen, everything is going to go up dramatically in price…food, building materials, hand tools, everything. Then, for the most part you won’t be able to build your own house.
Don’t misunderstand me, I’m NOT one of those survivalists that wants to head to the hills, buy guns and ammo and prepare to fight off everyone else. But, building my house to function better when less fossil fuel energy is available, that is something I am working toward…right now.
By: Tony (N74TG) on December 9, 2006
at 1:00 am
Hey MiedRN,
If you’re still active here, I recently moved my site to a new url: http://peakoildesign.com
I have the same original blog plus tools such as forums and guilds. Come check it out if you’re interested.
I hope everything’s going well with the new job and your health. Hope to see you posting back here again soon!
-PeakEngineer
By: PeakEngineer on December 24, 2006
at 1:01 pm