Safe Haven Village

Spring City UT

Family Friendly Earth Friendly

• As few stupid rules as possible• Free from public alcohol/nudity, illegal drugs• Free to have a joyous existence with others

80 acres for $195,000

• 12 homesteads• A community center• Greenhouses• Cottage Industries• Healing Center• Education

Sustainable Building

• Earth Ships• Earth Bags• Cob• Lightweight Concrete• Eco Domes/Monolithic Domes• Straw bale• Rammed/Poured Earth• Cordwood

Sustainable Building Principles

1. Renewable Buildinga. Tires, Bottles, Cansb. Dirtc. Recycled materials

2. Low Toxins3. Use local building

materials4. Size

a. “not so big” movementb. many functions in Community Center

Sustainable Building Principles

5. Cluster Building

6. Minimal Roads

7. Solar, Wind, Geothermal

8. Water and Sewage Treatment

Sustainable Building Principles

9. Greenhouses

Sustainable Building PrinciplesThe Community Center

• Gathering room with Media center with big screen tv and speakers

• Computer nook• Library• Piano• Fireplace• White board• Stacking/folding chairs for

large seminars etc• Large commercial kitchen and

large dining area• Bedrooms/healing rooms• Yoga/meditation/dance floor• Workout equipment

• Basement separate entrance shop w/ tool lending

• Craft and sewing shop• Aeroponics growing room• Outdoor barbeque and bread

oven• Play yard• Stables• Chicken coops• Green house• Community garden• Indoor/outdoor swimming pool• Water feature• Several Bathroom facilities

Safe HavenUnit Cost

Land & 4 shares water 80 acres $2,438 195,000$ Additional Water 3 shares 3500 10,500$ Road Improvement 10,000$ Well drilled 25,000$ Community Center $50,000Community Greenhouse $10,000PUD approval $12,500TOTAL COSTS 313,000$

Shareholder 12 25000 300,000$ Membership Fee 12 2500 30,000$ TOTAL INCOME 330,000$

Sustainable Building PrinciplesBeauty, Creativity, Joy

Earthships

Earthbag Homes

Earthbag Costs

– BASIC HOUSE TOTAL

– $23,232

– $16 sq ft

– OVERALL HOUSE TOTAL

– $34,969

– $24 sq ft

– GRAND TOTAL

– $49,969

– Time 30 hours a week for 3 years

Cob Homes

Other Building Modalities

Curves are In

Square is Good Too

Safe Haven Village

We are looking for mature, responsible, fun-loving, joyous people to share our village way of life with in Sanpete County.

We want to be building next summer.

We need 12 committed hou$ehold$ by September 1.

Group Think

• Making an offer• Water/Well• Road costs• Telephone/Internet• Community Center

Design

Cost• PUD Plan, CCR’s• Architectural style• Alternative Energy

• Common Area• Greenhouse• Build order (houses vs

community center)• Costs to join• Costs to future members• Future get-togethers• Legal form of community