Office of the Future Itemized Costs
Grand Total as of December 9, 2009:  $27671.24 (-tax credits $3860.48) = $23,810.76

$4500 (rough building) + 15754.40 (getting building into usable office space) + 5939.21 (off grid pv) + 1477.63 (floors & solar air heater)

Abundance Office 510 watt Solar Electric system components
Item Quantity Price Unit Amount Supplier
2000W MS2012, 12V Sine-Wave Inverter 1 $1,320.00 Ea $1,320.00 ALTE
Inverter to Battery Cable Set 4/0 10Ft 1 $150.00 Ea $150.00 ALTE
BATTERY/Disco CABLE 4/0 36″ BLACK 1 $39.00 Ea $39.00 ALTE
ME-RC50 Remote Control MS, ME, RD, MSAE 1 $140.00 Ea $140.00 ALTE
ME-CB Conduit Box for AC/DC Wiring 1 $50.00 Ea $50.00 ALTE
BATTERY/Disco CABLE 4/0 36″ Red 1 $39.00 Ea $39.00 ALTE
22GAUGE 4 WIRE TWIST PAIR CABLE KIT 50FT 1 $25.00 Ea $25.00 ALTE
Wiremold Double Gang Box (meter) 1 $11.00 Ea $11.00 ALTE
TM-2020 TRIMETRIC METER BATTERY MONITOR 1 $125.00 Ea $125.00 ALTE
500A, 50MV SHUNT 1 $20.50 Ea $20.50 ALTE
Evergreen PV modules SL 170W 18V Solar Panel 3 $599.00 Ea $1,797.00 ALTE
MC Cable extension, 30 ft 1 $20.00 Ea $20.00 ALTE
Ready Watt Pass-Thru Box (medium) 1 $180.00 Ea $180.00 ALTE
End Clamps with T-bolts and flange nuts 4 $3.00 Ea $12.00 ALTE
OBDC-15 15A DC BREAKER 1 $20.00 Ea $20.00 ALTE
TP10-14 Ring Terminal 3 $0.86 Ea $2.58 ALTE
OBDC-60 60A DC BREAKER 1 $22.00 Ea $22.00 ALTE
PV Grounding Lugs, 6-8 AWG Solid 3 $4.50 Ea $13.50 ALTE
RTS REMOTE TEMP SENSOR W/20′ CABLE 1 $24.00 Ea $24.00 ALTE
DPW easy feet mounting brackets 6 $15.00 Ea $90.00 HES
PS2DC disco box w/ GFP (gently used & half price) 1 $250.00 Ea $250.00 HES
Uni-rac rail, 2/144” 1 $214.00 Ea $214.00 HES
Mid Clamps with T-bolts and flange nuts 4 $3.50 Ea $14.00 HES
MX60 Charge Controller (gently used & half price) 1 $225.00 Ea $225.00 HES
Conduit 2” PVC 15 $2.50 per ft $37.50 LOWES
10 AWG wire, 1 string, B, W, G 150 $0.30 per ft $45.00 LOWES
Conduit fittings and Misc hangers 1 $65.00 Ea $65.00 LOWES
Battery Box Misc 1 $75.00 Ea $75.00 LOWES
Conduit 1/2” EMT 50 $0.30 per ft $15.00 LOWES
6 awg wire B,R,G 45 $0.85 per ft $38.25 LOWES
BATTERY INTERCONNECT CABLE 4/0 5” 4 $14.97 Ea $59.88 SOLARBIZ
Batteries, Trojan 105 6Volt 225 Amphr 4 $135.00 Ea $540.00 SOLARBIZ
Shipping 1 $260.00 Ea $260.00
Total $5,939.21
Fed. Tax credit $1,781.76
State tax credit $2,078.72
After tax credit cost $2,078.72

Sleep Shack:  $4500 (rough 10 x 12 former farm shack)


Job
: Convert 10’ X 12’ “Sleep Shack” to habitable office space per specifications                                   

Item Materials Labor Total
Engineer’s Stamp

n/a

600

600.00

Spray Foam Insulation

1100

400

1,500.00

Sustainable bead board paneling/floor/ceiling (100 mile radius)

1664.8

n/a

1664.8

subtotal

$3764.80

Building Permit

195

50

245

Engineer requirement #1*: 2 X 4 ladder framing in rafters

20

30

50

Engineer requirement #2*:  2 x 4 collar ties to secure rafters

20

30

50

Engineer requirement #3*: hurricane ties for rafters

10

30

40

Engineer requirement #4*: fasten floor band to new sill plate

n/a

n/a

n/a

Foundation -concrete block

800

700

1,500

Rough in wiring (receptacles & lights)  in preparation for off-grid power source (does not include power source or breaker box)

100

250

350

Supply and install breaker box and breakers and ground rods

150

100

250

Sustainable bead board paneling/floor/ceiling (100 mile radius)

paid

600

600

subtotal

$3085.00

Engineer’s Stamp for cedar deck and ramp

n/a

300.00

300.00

Concrete footers for wheelchair ramp

120.00

150.00

270.00

(10) 2 X 8 X 8 @ 1.2/bf (deck & wheelchair ramp)

130.00

1440.00

1570.00

(4) 2 X 8 X 10 (deck & wheelchair ramp)

65.00

n/a

65.00

(11) 2 X 8 X 12 (deck & wheelchair ramp)

211.00

n/a

211.00

160 sf pt decking (deck & wheelchair ramp)

192.00

n/a

192.00

misc. hardware (deck & wheelchair ramp)

200.00

n/a

200.00

subtotal

2,808.00

(3) 2 x 6 x12 (Battery closet)

45.00

180.00

225.00

(12) 2 x 4 x 12 (Battery closet)

115.00

n/a

115.00

misc. hardware (Battery closet)

50.00

n/a

50.00

subtotal

390.00

Exterior commercial door

165

120

285

Wiring

120

n/a

120

Exterior painting

25

800

825

subtotal

1230.00

Backhoe rental (Concrete sidewalk 4’ X 50’)

303.60

120

423.60

Concrete + color (Concrete sidewalk 4’ X 50’)

700

555

1255

Misc. hardware/water line (Concrete sidewalk 4’ X 50’)

62

n/a

62

subtotal

1740.60

Copper (deck & ramp rail)

1080.00

1000.00

2080.00

(11) 4 X 4 posts (deck & ramp rail)

144.00

n/a

144.00

Carriage bolts (deck & ramp rail)

440.00

n/a

440.00

Top rail

72.00

n/a

72.00

Subtotal

2736.00

Grand total

$15754.40

Grand Total Cost breakdown:
Materials = $8299.40
Labor = $7455.00

MISCELLANEOUS:

Solar Air Heater & Cedar Floor Finishing Material Labor Total
Solar Air Heater-Stephen Hren Workshop 460
used 30 watt solar panel 150 0
$610.00 0 $610.00
labor 0
low VOC paint and primer 172.63
Floor Sanding 0 200
Floor Tung Oil, Mineral Spirits 30
Labor 0 100
subtotal $172.63 $1,305.00 $1,477.63