If you are thinking of building a home, please consult an architect or a good builder. Using these plans in their raw and sultry form is a good start but they are not building plans.
An artist and gardener, I live in Zone 5 in the Northeast of the United States so I design my dream houses to withstand cold, cold and more cold and uplift my spirits during the deepest winter.
Me and Eva snuggling on a cold Maine winter night.