“Calera’s process for CO2 reduction involves the capture of CO2 gas from industrial emitting sources and converting the CO2 into a novel calcium carbonate cement system that’s used to make a variety of valuable products.
Month: July 2016
Best Small Home 2016
Fine Homebuilding Magazine: “Site constraints and a desire to optimize the view drove the design of this subtle small home.”
Free Land and Cheap Land in the US
One of the biggest concerns for natural builders is finding affordable land for their homestead or sustainable home. Rural land is often the best solution not only because it’s less expensive than urban land, but also because there are usually fewer building codes. With few or no building codes, it’s possible to build at 1/10th the cost of building in cities if you use recycled materials like pallets and barn wood, and local natural materials such as earth, stone and wood poles.
Where to Live While Building a House: Living off the Grid
Natural builders have to figure out where to live while their sustainable home is under construction. This may mean dealing with some less than ideal choices.
IceWind Wind Turbines
This new wind generator looks very promising for natural builders, homesteaders and off gridders in harsh environments.
San Francisco’s YIMBY Movement
“San Francisco’s YIMBY movement (“yes in my backyard”) is pushing the city to build its way out of the housing crisis.