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Container Apartments in Arizona

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 30, 2022 by Kelly HartMay 30, 2022

The trend of taking shipping containers and recycling them into architectural elements for homes hit Phoenix in the fall of 2015, when Containers on Grand opened. It already had a waiting list upon completion. Brian Stark, founder of Local Studio and one … Continue reading →

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Flow House Provides Passive Cooling in Vietnam

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 28, 2022 by Kelly HartMay 28, 2022

Flow House is a contemporary home with a unique facade that embraces sustainable design and passive air flow. It is located just outside of Da Nang City, Vietnam (known for its high temperatures and humidity), and is made up of … Continue reading →

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Cohousing Communities Are Becoming More Popular

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 26, 2022 by Kelly HartMay 26, 2022

Cohousing is a kind of intentional community of private residences with shared communal spaces. The homes are generally clustered around shared space. Each home has traditional amenities, including a private kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and living spaces. Common spaces can include … Continue reading →

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Vast Underground City Found in Turkey

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 24, 2022 by Kelly HartMay 24, 2022

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have unearthed a vast underground city that was built almost 2,000 years ago and could have been home to up to 70,000 people. The subterranean complex may have been a space that early Christians used to … Continue reading →

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Indian Couple Builds with Rammed Earth

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 22, 2022 by Kelly HartMay 22, 2022

Reva and Ranjan Malik have built a solar-powered house of rammed earth in Bengaluru, India. The couple used mud, sand, lime and chalk materials and mixed them along with some cement to build their dream home. It took them eight … Continue reading →

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New and Old Sustainable Building Materials

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 20, 2022 by Kelly HartMay 20, 2022

The manufacture of concrete, steel, and glass uses vast amounts of raw materials and water and emits copious amounts of greenhouse gases per year. A staggering 8% of total global carbon dioxide emissions come from cement manufacture alone. Moreover, embodied … Continue reading →

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