This an introduction to insulated rammed earth. SIREWALL is the acronym for this modernized green building technique and it stands for: Structural Insulated Rammed Earth. In this video, we’re meeting Tony Johnson from Earth House Holdings to learn about rammed … Continue reading →
For years Morgan Caraway had an ambition to build a pool below the natural spring on his property. He knew that filling the pool would be easy, because gravity would move the water. His dream finally came true in 2018, … Continue reading →
Hermits clamped their dwellings on to Meteora boulders in Greece. Meteora has been considered a holy place since the Paleolithic, several millennia before Christians were attracted by the area’s majestic boulders. Later, monasticism flourished since Byzantine times, during which at … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
This discount was just offered to blog readers: 25% off ticket price by using this promo code: OURallies O.U.R. Ecovillage in British Columbia is hosting the Advancing Natural Building Colloquium as an online virtual event. They are inviting the natural … Continue reading →