Yes, well when it comes to this contest flogging a dead horse is my speciality. I'm actually very glad its almost over and I can refrain from badgering everybody I know...

This is is Sketchuppers - Today is the last day of voting - closes in roughly 6 hours at 5pm EST. Give your fellow Sketchup users some support by jumping over and voting for our entries:

Cheffy:
http://www.freegreen.com/whosnext/view/plan-general.aspx?id=43

Greg:
http://www.freegreen.com/whosnext/view/plan-general.aspx?id=27

If I win, and we meet some day, then I would be honored to share a pint with you on me!

Come on Folks - its friday, your day may be winding down, you are reading the messageboards, maybe wasting some time on YouTube? Instead - why not jump over to the contest and place a vote for Cheffy and me. Here are the links:

Cheffy:
http://www.freegreen.com/whosnext/view/plan-general.aspx?id=43

Greg:
http://www.freegreen.com/whosnext/view/plan-general.aspx?id=27

It will only take you a minute and you will make two very happy architects.

Thank you Cheffy and Mike! But I have to protest - this is Cheffy's thread and you both are mucking it up!

I appreciate the vote - things have slowed down a bit there and if we could gain 30 or 40 votes Chefy and I could both punch up in the ratings a good bit - so let fly with the mother of all voting!

Ross - we've lost touch. Has this house gone ahead? I'd love to see photos.

@mike lucey said:

I also noticed this,

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Greg La Vardera: This is a great scheme - I love the play between the two volumes of rooms. And this is something plausible for a middle class home owner to afford. This should have more votes than it does.]

Yup - thanks Mike. I've also entered the competition, but I'm voting for my favorites including Cheffy's. I also had wind generators featured prominently in my scheme although I just made them up - not based on any real product.

I've been bookmarking new small wind generators as I come across them. The Honeywell product is promising as described - the generator is at the rim rather than the hub, so gearing is eliminated. And the vertical axis type also seem simpler. There is a lot of innovation going on with small wind generators. Its fascinating. Some links:

vertical axis:
http://urbangreenenergy.com/turbine.php?id=14
http://www.oregonwind.com/

Non bladed - less blade tip noise:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/03/energy-ball-by-home-energy/
http://swiftwindturbine.com/?r=1
http://www.jetsongreen.com/2009/12/honeywell-wind-turbine-coming-soon.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+jetson_green+%28Jetson+Green%29

this one is interesting - vertical or horizontal, and you can build arrays:
http://www.aerotecture.com/products.html

Ahh - thank you for the link. But yet another SU messageboard...

Susan, thank you - I've not had much time to spend on the messageboard, the one that is gone that is. I'm afraid I'll not have much time here either, but I do want to watch this thread as Ross works through the project.

I have to say its a really interesting and compelling for me to see the variation introduced to the house by another designer. I see Ross's design and he's really got a grasp on the character of the house, and he's working the design themes and integrating them into the revised organization of the new version of the house. Fascinating!

I have to say that I'm completely confused about the Sketchup web forums. This one is Coen's, right? What happened to the @Last/Google messageboard? Where is that now?

Hey Ross - I just came across this post. It looks great. You've done a terrific job running with the design. I love the variations you've brought to the table here and I can't wait to see this one come together.

I've been using 3d detailing in my work for a few years with great results. I've posted some of that work at the Architosh site, so I'll provide the links to the threads so you can take in the discussion there if you wish:

http://architoshforums.forest.net/showthread.php?t=594
http://architoshforums.forest.net/showthread.php?t=1114

a framing sheet:

steel frame details:

and a few of them larger:

another similar frame in engineered wood:

and one of those larger:

Ahh - thank you for the link. But yet another SU messageboard...

Susan, thank you - I've not had much time to spend on the messageboard, the one that is gone that is. I'm afraid I'll not have much time here either, but I do want to watch this thread as Ross works through the project.

I have to say its a really interesting and compelling for me to see the variation introduced to the house by another designer. I see Ross's design and he's really got a grasp on the character of the house, and he's working the design themes and integrating them into the revised organization of the new version of the house. Fascinating!

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greg

I have to say that I'm completely confused about the Sketchup web forums. This one is Coen's, right? What happened to the @Last/Google messageboard? Where is that now?

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greg

Hey Ross - I just came across this post. It looks great. You've done a terrific job running with the design. I love the variations you've brought to the table here and I can't wait to see this one come together.