01 / HOUSE
Practical shelter
Explore an efficient barndominium-style home with a workshop and space for later additions. Select the location from engineering and land evidence—not concept artwork.
Historical source, edited for subject separation. This record is adapted from a saved public Fooy page. Its earlier navigation, media and separately managed research passages were removed. It is not an active standard or site-specific engineering guidance.
FOOY / HOME 001 RESEARCH
A home that teaches us how to build better homes.
Home 001 is the proposed Texas prototype: a small, maintainable homestead where energy, water, tools and household information can be measured before turning concepts into neighborhood-wide standards.
DESIGN CONCEPT · 2026-10-30
Start small, test the fundamentals
02 / SOLAR
Measure before sizing
Proposed solar PV for every new Fooy home. Start with measured electrical loads, roof geometry, shading, local solar yield, utility rules and full ownership costs.
03 / WATER
Portable and modular
Proposed minimum rainwater module: 10 gallons on a wheeled cart; 20+ gallons where practical. Use uniform docks, isolation valves, quick-connects, and a bypass when a dock is empty.
04 / KNOWLEDGE
Resident-controlled learning
Study a 10 TB local reference target and an efficient Sprovik assistant to teach maintenance, fabrication and energy literacy, including useful offline operation.
From household power to a resilient neighborhood
Ordinary operation begins with lawful utility service and efficient appliances. Solar and correctly engineered backup may supply local loads. A community-scale shared-power concept needs a separate feasibility study, safety coordination and utility-approved isolation design.
Measurements to publish: baseline kWh/day, peak kW, generation profile, charging and inverter losses, usable battery energy, essential-load endurance, cost per kWh, replacement intervals and seasonal variation.
Wind, micro-hydro, geothermal and other generation methods belong in comparative education, but must not be described as viable at a specific home without site-specific analysis. Nuclear generation is a grid-scale educational topic, not a household DIY proposal.
Water safeguards are not optional
Every rainwater module is considered nonpotable unless designed and tested as a code-compliant potable system. Docks need clear labels, backflow protection, drainage and safe treatment of overflow. Rain harvesting does not by itself establish drinking-water independence.
Prototype testing gates
- Survey household demands and site constraints.
- Define a small safe and buildable demonstration.
- Obtain qualified electrical, structural and water-system reviews.
- Track actual field readings with dates, units and sources.
- Publish successes, failures, operating costs and revised assumptions.
The prior 12-acre Ground Zero illustration is a planning example, not confirmation that a parcel has been purchased or its engineering completed.
Read draft standardsSee original design decisions