Following his trip to the self-sustainable Lammas in Wales, Heydon Prowse visits Pembrokeshire national park to meet two families living in low-cost, environmentally sustainable dwellings. Heydon Prowse meets with Tony and Faith Wrench, builders of That Roundhouse, and Simon Dale, builder of A Low Impact Woodland Home. The video shows Simone Dale’s new home. I … Read more
Specifications: 2,224 sq. ft. interior, 564 sq. ft. greenhouses, 1,520 sq. ft. courtyard, each side has two bedrooms, two baths, Footprint: 74’ diameter not including 8.5’ wide greenhouse Description: The Torus Design is the first home to my knowledge that is specifically designed to utilize cold fusion generation. When LENR reactors come on the market … Read more
Dear Owen, I thought you might be interested in a book that I have written about sustainable building methods which ties in with your interesting earthbag building project. Please see attached postcard. Feel free to use the information on your blog if you think it is useful. Best wishes, Pete Hancock Code Green Publishing.com
They’re making good progress at Superadobeserrano. Compare the above photos to previous photos to see the before and after look. As you can see, finish plaster and detailing make a big difference. Source: Superadobeserrano Blog Previous post: Superadobeserrano Blog
Hello Owen. Just wanted to share with you my plan: Next year, I will build a large roundhouse in Hungary with raschel mesh tubes. I’ve got 7km of UV-stabilized raschel mesh from a Czech company called Juta. Since there are no volcanic rocks in Hungary, I might go with Ex-clay [expanded clay aggregates] for insulation. … Read more
Luke, the reader who’s doing our Facebook fan page, sent me this amazing story. It’s all in Russian and I haven’t translated it yet. They built a mass heater/fireplace into the earthbag wall. The thick earthbag wall is the mass. Rough translation of a few snippets: Earthbag house with a brick oven in the suburbs. … Read more