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The Solar Series

Earth-bermed & earth-tempered sustainable living

The Solar Series

Earth-bermed & earth-tempered sustainable living

Formerly known as the "Survival Consultants (SURVCON) Series".

Does the Hobbit-lifestyle appeal to you?

Energy savings and sustainability begin with architecture. The position of your Kit on land, its orientation towards the sun, and geometry of its design are how we use the sun’s energy to provide interior climate control. Passive solar design is the least expensive and most natural way to utilize solar power. The Solar Series passive solar Kits are shaped to admit warming sunlight during the winter months and shade the interior from the sun during summer. These Kits use the density and conductivity of the foundation & floor slab to regulate temperature: distributing warmth in winter and to keeping the house cool in summer.

  • Earth-Tempering: digging your passive solar house into a south-facing slope, is extremely important. Proper insulation will protect your home from temperature swings, and the moderate temperature of the Earth’s crust will reduce heating and cooling loads.
  • Earth-Berming: covering your roof with earth or garden, provides additional protection. With this hobbit-style of living, your house can be comfortable year-round without any mechanical or electrical heating/cooling! In fact, some of the oldest, still-inhabited houses in the world are built this way.

This design is what makes solar-heated water and photovoltaic energy economically viable: Start your sustainable solar program with the geometry and features of the house itself.

Spec­ific­ations

Building Types
residential
Total Kits in Series
3 kits
Size Range
1150 - 1420 sq.ft.
Qualities
energy-independence, green, hillside, low-cost

Standard Features

All Kits come with:

Custom Features

Upgrades for your Kit:

  • Floorplan modifications
  • Tornado-resistance
  • Flood-resistance
  • Door/window adjustments
  • Wall height changes
  • Roof pitch/peak changes
  • Bullet-resistance (UL 752: L10 non-ricochet)

Check out custom Kit Designs, and then contact us with your requirements!

Materials

Industrial-grade materials:

  • Structural galvanized cold formed light gauge steel
  • Galvanized expanded Carbon steel matrix
  • amcorite™ structural Ferrocement additive
  • Chromium-plated fasteners
  • All building types: DIY house kits, res­id­en­tial, lux­ury/vacation, com­mer­cial, re­tail, storage, in­dus­tri­al, mul­ti­fam­ily, clin­ic/healthcare, mil­it­ary, bunker & saferoom, church & com­mu­nity, etc.

See Kit Contents for details

Professional Services

All Kits include:

  • On-site Field Representative Kit assembly tutorial & crew instruction
  • Steel panel and frame design in coordination with architect or project engineer
  • Sealed drawings of structural frame for building permit submission
  • Coordination with local code authority to expedite approval
  • Illustrated Field Manual detailing shell assembly

See Kit Contents for details

Responsible Sourcing

Each am-cor Kit is proudly:

Please contact us about your needs.

Questions

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