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ANY input or thoughts on my renovation design

We are doing a whole house renovation & deep energy retrofit of a 1858 farmhouse.
New foundation (it now has a dirt, stone foundation and crawl space), insulation (only R11 in spots now), windows (lead paint, and asbestos glazing now), roof (only R11 in spots), electric(non working currently), plumbing (non working currently). I would appreciate anyone letting me know ANY and all ideas or thoughts on our design.

We are going to be re-insulating it, and building or remodeling the walls and roof via an extremely durable, sustainable, and energy efficient approach - (check out PERSIST wall system here:
http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/getting-insulation-out-your-walls-and-ceilings
or
http://www.energyauditingblog.com/were-getting-esoteric-here-persist-wall-systems/
or
http://www.homeenergy.org/show/article/id/1515

The home will have geothermal heat, A/C, and hot water.
4.9kW Solar Array
R36 walls, R54 roof
Integrity Windows throughout

here is a link for the plans and pics:

https://picasaweb.google.com/brad.hardie/POPLARBUILDINGDRAWINGS?authkey=Gv1sRgCLf5oYWW8Lj4dQ

THANKS in advance.

Brad

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