This story begins with a simple mission by a group of university friends coming together to help a small village in Malaysia build a toilet and paint houses there. The experience impacted them profoundly and it led to the creation of EPIC Homes (now part of EPIC Collective) with the mission of bridging the urban … Read more
The more architects try building with hemp, the more they are won over by its incredible benefits for both homeowners and the environment. Architect Michael Leung decided not to use toxic materials in building after a family member died from asbestos-related cancer. “When you go on a healthy building journey, inevitably you bump into hempcrete,” … Read more
Join Marie, a French woman, as she reviews her life creating a wide variety of living accommodations, from renovated crumbling cabins, to tiny homes, to a van, to a large personally designed home, to a small country homestead, all with horses, dog and son in tow. Marie is a geo-biologist and animal therapist, and you … Read more
Earthbag construction utilizes bags filled with earth, resulting in strong, eco-friendly structures. Affordability and sustainability are key, hence it is becoming a go-to choice for construction in Africa. The primary ingredient, earth, is free and practically unlimited in most places. Bags used to hold the earth are cheap and can be re-used from agricultural purposes. … Read more
The Tiny Farm Fort was the first project of the Tiny Farm Lab, helmed by architect brothers Raghav and Ansh Kumar. 90 volunteers from over 18 countries arrived at a remote mountain forest in Rishikesh, India in 2021 to help build this house of cob. They say the project “was a consequence of a lifestyle … Read more
Nineteen municipalities in Holland have made agreements on ‘bio-based building and growing’. With this they want to further promote the use of natural building materials and the cultivation of crops for this purpose. Biobased materials, such as fiber hemp and miscanthus, fit into the transition to sustainable agriculture, focusing on water and soil quality and … Read more