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Grand Designs Australia – Building a Straw Bale Home
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.
A Homemade Earthbag Splash Pool
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
Volunteer MyBB Forum Administrator Wanted
Here’s the latest on the Take it to Zero idea from yesterday’s blog post:
I see now that an online forum will naturally create self organizing teams of volunteers. People choose a topic they’re interested in and converse with others on the forum who are also interested in the same thing. Brainstorming and networking with others should lead to lots of good ideas and spontaneous/grassroots growth. So a free forum seems like a perfect solution for this project.
How to Grow a Forest Really, Really Fast
“A forest planted by humans, then left to nature’s own devices, typically takes at least 100 years to mature. But what if we could make the process happen ten times faster? In this short talk, eco-entrepreneur (and TED Fellow) Shubhendu Sharma explains how to create a mini-forest ecosystem anywhere.”