A crew of students from the Yale School of Architecture has assembled the wooden frame of a one-story building on Horse Island, a 17-acre property off the coast of Branford, Connecticut. They are building a teaching and coastal research center for the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, which owns the island. The crew used … Read more
It is summer in Australia and the temperatures are soaring. The struggle for energy efficiency in a changing climate and keeping homes comfortable is a common topic of conversation. Deep in the South Australian outback is a town that has been dealing with this problem successfully for years. Coober Pedy , a town of 2,000 … Read more
A group of historical buildings on the banks of the Yangtze river in Chongqing, China, originally built in 1891, has been restored and renovated. The site once belonged to Anderson & Co., a Swedish trading house, but has been altered significantly over the last century. The complex comprised eight buildings in varying stages of disrepair. … Read more
O.U.R. Ecovillage in British Columbia is hosting the Advancing Natural Building Colloquium as an online virtual event. They are inviting the natural building community & friends of the movement to join them Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 27th-29th to learn from 22 world class presenters with 20+ hours of content, including opportunities to engage in … Read more
The Eagleyew house is a beautifully sculpted custom green home built with nearly 100% natural materials. The light clay walls are made with a mixture of clay and straw, and the timber frame structure is built using wood from the property. There is a wraparound living roof, and the interior has earthen floors and natural … Read more
A recent newsletter from Good Earth Global features some good news about earthbag projects that they have completed in Nepal. Owen Geiger used to do quite a bit to help them with training and logistics. The pandemic has slowed their work considerably, but now they are back in action and have completed two more earthbag … Read more