We are in Chiangmai, Thailand. We designed and built http://www.thesanctumchiangmai.com. We were featured in Forbes and Bradly Garretts book: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2017/08/15/inside-the-sanctum-villas-complete-with-nuclear-bomb-shelters-in-chiang-mai-thailand/ We just found a way to design a luxury villa that maintains good design and style, while at the same time being more secure than an average home. 3M walled fence, gate that you can enter then lock and now you can open the main steel pivot door. No windows on the ground floor, at all. Windows on 2nd and 3rd floors are seamless glass, can not be opened, would need to be smashed, CCTV cameras, bore hole for endless water, city water, two filter systems, drinking water filters, 10 Kw of solar panels on the room, with a 10Kw back up battery for entire house. Solar hot water heating with electric back up for entire house. Multiple green spaces with planters for food growing, spa room that functions as a biological or nuclear fall out shelter. Defence items like a compound bow, large machati, multiple batts and other items and many many more. We just ran though potential situations in our mind and looked at what items would have helped us. Living in Thailand is a big one, as the climate allows food to be grown all year long. This, is very important. If there are food shortages, that could lead to societal collapse. You want to be in an area that has a lot of food, from different means. Good luck to us all! Auggie
We have 6 Kw of solar panels on our roof, and a lithium – ion 10 kw battery backup. If the battery is full, we use what we generate during the day. At night, we draw from the battery until its drawn down 50%. The last 50% is saved if there is a power cut. We have solar hot water with electric backup for the entire villa. We have solar swimming pool heaters on the roof as well. Being in Thailand, we would be crazy not to take advantage of the solar here. http://www.thesanctumchiangmai.com
