BUILDING WITH THASTYRON Two years were spent researching framing material suitable for this environment The first house permitted in the area using Thastyron: thermal-acoustic-styro-concrete In order to get the product I had to become the distributor for Boulder County Three other houses have since been built in the local area Sound insulation >50 decibels Heat insulation: evens out temperature changes equivalent to R45 Passed 5 hour fire endurance test at >2000oF Compressive strength of 56 psi: withstands a 45 caliber bullet from 18 inches Low toxicity level, highly frost, fungus and mildew resistant Concrete and rebar grid framework has 43 psi tensile structural strength Thastyron is one of the best building materials for the Front Range Plaster is applied directly to a Thastyron surface Thastyron is NOT an expanded polystyrene block [EPS] product

BUILDING WITH PermaCrete A chemical concrete [acrylic polymer cement] twice the strength of standard concrete It is NOT a stucco! Used to re-surface airport runways, inter-State bridges and driveways Ultra high impact product (178 inch – lbs) – withstands Woodpeckers! NOTE: A dryvit and parex surface has a 25 inch – lbs indent resistance Full compliance with thermal and moisture protection codes Became a local Boulder dealer and sent job foreman for training in use to California

INCORPORATING ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS Examined building materials over a 30 year period in over 30 countries Decided on a mode of building used by the colonial Portuguese in India Multiple use of concrete, plaster, indigenous wood and rock materials Incorporation of regional and national architectural artifacts Selection of specific architectural elements to fit the Front Range environment Windows construction is recycled Burmese teak beams ca 300 years old All door are hand carved Burmese teak and 150-350 years old The wine cellar door is from a British Military Colonial home in Madras, ca 1750 The front door is hand carved with specially made tools, ca 1800 The central fortress door is from Tamil Nadu [?] ca 1650 Wash basin were specially made by a New Orleans potter for the house

HIDDEN ELEMENTS Electrical, plumbing, and duct-work All of the plumbing is highest grade copper pipe The sprinkler system was designed by a Boulder specialist All of the electrical wiring is #12 or #10 wire, NO #14 grade was used Wiring that is embedded in the Thastyron is 'gray-wire' suitable for direct burial The duct work is all commercial grade steel ducting The air conditioning is a commercial grade unit The under slab radon mitigation system is all high grade profession level construction All tiles are natural rock. The main tiles are ¾ inch thick All windows are double glazed All construction conformed to Boulder County Building Code All construction passed stringent building inspections The sub-floor heating is a Norwegian electrical system: more suitable for the Front Range than the water based pipe system

SITE PREPARATION AND FRAME CONSTRUCTION The foreman/builder was Ben Carnes, last heard of building a home in Beverly Hills Used a small crew of 5 except for specialized jobs that were sub-contracted locally Specialized jobs included site preparation, slab pours, concrete wall filling The house was initially designed by a New Orleans Architect and technically redesigned by a Boulder construction engineer to conform to local code The trusses were engineered by a Colorado truss company The roofing was installed by Garrard roofing company's roving professional crew The chimney was designed and installed by an Arizona builder The fire mitigation and forestry plan was designed by the Colorado Forestry Department