Some of the used highway signs that will become the forms for our foundation

After months of frustrating delays between the local building department, their engineer in Eugene, the Formworks people in Colorado and their engineer, (the second one they have had to hire for this project), it looks like we are FINALLY going to get our building permit.  People have been building earth sheltered structures for thousands of years but when yours is the first in the neighborhood it seems to be a challenge to get it going.