Rocket Stove for Underfloor Heating
Here is a video I found at permies.com where you can find a long discussion about the concept. You can also watch the video at www.youtube.com … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Appropriate Technology
Tour an Underground Dome Home
Paula and Bill Lishman spent many winters in a poorly insulated A-frame cabin before realizing they needed to go underground to use the earth’s energy to stay warm, so they knocked the top off a hill, built ferrocement domes and … Continue reading →
The Bio Veda Living Home Masterclass
Alosha Lynov established the Bio Veda Academy as a way to disseminate his knowledge about building what he calls a Living Bio Shelter Organism, along with holistic water treatment and cooperative eco-villages. Alosha studied Superadobe construction at CalEarth Institute in … Continue reading →
Touring Trollworks Biochar Plant
Yesterday I had a chance to tour Trollworks in Santa Clara, New Mexico, where various prototype machines are being built to make biochar. The Trollworks system integrates four innovative elements to deliver a system with multiple applications, benefits and potential … Continue reading →
Green Buildings Contribute To Our Well-Being
We know that green buildings help the environment, but they also help us feel better. Toyin-Ann Yerifor is an architectural consultant who has been an advocate for both green living and holistic architectural design. She believes that health and wellness … Continue reading →
Architect Describes How He Made His Passive Home
In January 1973, when Fred Black was a first semester student at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture, the overwhelming sentiment in academia was that we had an environmental emergency in progress. Humankind had been burning fossil fuels … Continue reading →