There are two nice videos about how the earthbag Meditation Dome that was featured in yesterday’s post was built. Even though the titles are in Chinese, they explain a lot about the refinements of how they fashioned this extremely precise work of art. Enjoy!
“CSIRO has invented a new three in one solar air conditioning system that provides hot water, cooling and heating.
Abe of VelaCreations.com sent us this tip about a super-efficient growing system. You might remember that we profiled his new sustainable gardening/homesteading book a few months back.
“Here is a review of our Rocket Stove after using it for 3 winters.”
Oh no, the video got deleted. Here’s an article about the project in The Australian.
More information at Grand Designs. Please let me know if you find the video online. It’s called the Piper Creek Strawbale House.
“Peter Maddison, Australia’s favourite television architect, returns tonight with another in the fifth season of his popular, entertaining and informative series, based on the award-winning British program created by Kevin McCloud.
Jacques Labuschagne from a small village in the Northern Cape in South Africa contacted me with photos and description of a lovely splash pool that he made for his family. He says, “We decided on the sandbag method for various reasons. Due to the remote location, it would be extremely expensive to get a swimming … Read more