Chiang Dao Rice Hull Building Update
Maggi McKerron is building guesthouses with bags filled with rice husks (hulls) in Chiang Dao, Thailand. Here is her latest report. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: rice hulls
Boiling Point Cooking Stoves
The free online document linked below has several interesting low tech/low cost stove designs from around the world, including some commercial scale stoves for feeding lots of people. … Continue reading →
Rice Hull Bag Tiny House
You can turn an ordinary post and beam structure into a superinsulated tiny home for very low cost, and minimal time and effort. This project shows how easy it is to wrap a post and beam tiny home with rice … Continue reading →
Unlimited Roundhouse Possibilities
I’ve often said roundhouses are the easiest, quickest way to build small houses. I did a quick search of roundhouses built with sustainable materials and was pretty amazed at all the possibilities. For instance, here’s a site with roundhouse photos. … Continue reading →
Rice Hull Mesh Earthbags
This bit of news is a nice breakthrough for rice hull earthbag building. Using a suggestion from Richard, a long time reader, I made a test bag using raschel mesh and rice hulls. I had previously ruled out using rice … Continue reading →
Interview with Maggi of Chiang Dao B&B on Rice Hull Houses
Richard, a long time reader, is really excited about building with rice hulls. He’s especially interested in using this method after learning from Maggi of Chiang Dao B&B in Thailand that rice hulls are more durable than previously thought. So, … Continue reading →