“CRATerre is the international centre for building with earth at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Grenoble, France.
Education
Ecological Resort in Indonesia
I recently heard from Clive Riddington, who has been developing an ecological resort on an island named ‘Gili Trawangan’ which now is one of Indonesia’s top destinations for tourism outside of Bali. The project is a collaboration between him, as a contractor, and his wife, Rina Asmi’s, re-claimed timber business ‘The Old Tree Company’ and a group of ecologically minded investors, ‘Asia Prospects‘.
This island is unique in the fact that it is only 7 km walk around its perimeter, has a population of approximately 2000 and does not allow any motorized transport; the only mode of transport is by horse and cart or bicycle.
Hyperadobe with EarthenHand
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen in illustrating how to go about building a project. In just a few short minutes it manages to show the construction process from foundation to roof, using lots of animated portions to speed it up. There are several particularly worthwhile aspects of this 800 square foot … Read more
The Natural Building Companion
“A State-of-the-Art Resource for Natural Builders that is a part of The Yestermorrow Design/Build Library and includes an instructional DVD.
List of Healthiest Foods in the World
Grow the healthiest organic plants in the best soil for maximum nutritional value
Practical Action
“Practical Action works alongside communities to find practical solutions to the poverty they face. We see technology as a vital contributor to people’s livelihoods. Our definition of technology includes physical infrastructure, machinery and equipment, knowledge and skills and the capacity to organise and use all of these.