All we wanted was a seasonal cottage

We were really focusing on a highly-efficient home because everyone told us we can't just let a house go cold.   Well......that's what we want -- a seasonal cottage that we don't have to heat and worry about all winter.

We are thinking through construction details and figuring out how to make the most resilient structure possible.   Yes, it's not typical -- but there are cabins out there that have been shut down for decades of winters and they are still standing.