December 5th was World Soil Day and for 2019 the theme chosen is ‘Stop soil erosion, Save our future’. Soil is fundamental to our very existence on earth and deforestation is one of the main ways the soil is destroyed. … Continue reading →
Here are several shipping container homes that show the vast variation in concept and finish possible in such recycled housing models. You can find these shown in more detail at www.mysanantonio.com … Continue reading →
Sasha and John Rabin’s tiny natural home is completely off the grid and has been constructed using a variety of earthen building techniques, including cob, wattle and daub and earthbags. This beautiful earthen home is one of many such dwellings … Continue reading →
About 15 years ago, Antonio Gutiérrez took a wrong turn and ended up in the mountains of Cantabria surrounded by cabins. Beginning in the 16th century these “housebarns” were built in the region’s high valleys to house livestock on the … Continue reading →
Arg-e Bam, the world’s largest adobe building in the route of Silk Road, is located in Kerman, southern Iran. You can see even more pictures at en.irna.ir … Continue reading →
Kate and Scott Ryan-Taylor recently built Western Australia’s first Shire-approved Earthbag dome home. “For us it had two different appeals: cost and environmental,” Kate said. “The overall price came to $41,600, which includes the construction, permits, rain tanks and other … Continue reading →