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Here's the problem: Lots of homes in Denver are being scraped and replaced. One time in roughly every 300 homes, the excavation can cause an "issue" on the adjacent property. So now, the City requires shoring before excavation. The status quo solution has been drilled & reinforced piers...

Any opinions on this system? Do you agree that it's the first "green" foundation for a basement? http://www.steelpanelfoundations.com/

I've been studying homes built with structural insulated panels for a few months. I'm not a structural engineer, but it seems to me that these shell type homes are statically indeterminate. Yet all the structural analyses I've reviewed for these homes, the engineers are using Post and Beam...

I'm considering spec'ing this foundation system for a house: http://www.pinfoundations.com/html/ink_dp.html The diamond piers cost only $165 each and 25 mins. labor. The load rating is 8600 lbs per pier, with 2000lbs uplift, for the soil conditions. This is so cheap and quick, it's very tempting...