Man Builds Dream House from Recycled Timber
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Are Tire Bales Insulation or Mass?
Recently Kimi Ishikawa posted this comment on the blog post about building their tire bale house in New Mexico: I hear people referring to tire bales as “thermal mass” and others referring to them as “insulation.” It can’t be both, … Continue reading →
Open Air Theater Cafe in Thailand
This bamboo construction has served as the setting for experimental music artists from all over the world at an annual festival in Thailand. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the stage has been transformed into a ‘theater cafe’ by weaving fishing … Continue reading →
Sheltered: Underground and Off the Grid
This article and documentary film are about building an underground complex that is far from being a natural building project. But I am posting this because I think that there are worthwhile things that can be learned. Sheltered: Underground and … Continue reading →
Lovely 19th Century Church in New Zealand for Sale
The St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church in Clyde, New Zealand was built in 1877 with schist stone. It was the focus for the local community for nearly 150 years until falling numbers made it uneconomical to run and … Continue reading →
Earth Building Online Academy
I just found out about the Earth Building Academy and their online courses. They have been teaching for 20 years and recently ran a free online pizza oven course and had confirmation that online courses really work. They currently are … Continue reading →