Thai Clay/Rice Hull House
Phillip Freiberg sent me some photos of a small house he visited in Thailand. The house cost less than $1000. The clay was from the back yard mixed with rice hulls. It is cool in the heat. It was built … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Building Styles
Report on Earthbag House in Haiti
I just received this encouraging report from Roger Gietzen: Attached are some photos of the earthbag protect in Haiti. We are preparing now for the cement top beam and the roof. I’m happy with the speed of work and the … Continue reading →
HouseZero: a Remodeled 1920’s Home
A Harvard program to retrofit a campus building and create a living laboratory for energy-efficient architecture officially aims to develop techniques and technologies to make the built world more sustainable. The renovated building was designed by the school’s Center for … Continue reading →
The Truth about Papercrete
Around 1997, when my wife and I first came to Crestone, Colorado, there was a buzz going around town about an amazing new building material that its inventor, Mike McCain, called “fibrous cement,” but that has become more widely known … Continue reading →
Tropical Food Forest & Natural Building Tour
This Costa Rica Food Forest Tour is with Eric Rivkin, the founder of La Joya Del Sol & the Viva Law Raw Project & the author of ‘To Live For’. Not only is he preparing nutrient dense, healing foods for … Continue reading →
Explore Bamboo Pavilion at Taichung World Flora Expo
The Taichung World Flora Expo, running from Nov. 3 through April 24, 2019, will feature the tallest bamboo construction ever built in Taiwan. Designed by architect Chen Yi-chung of the Taichung-based ZUO Studio, the Bamboo Pavilion is constructed entirely with … Continue reading →