Rosie constructed a fine off-the-grid home out of five 20ft shipping containers. The home is situated in the middle of a spectacular conservation block and her modern shipping container home has been wonderfully designed to take full advantage of the surrounding landscape. This home is completely off the grid, with solar power, rainwater collection and … Read more
David Easton passed away in February this year at 72. Since the ’70s, he advocated for and experimented with earth as a building material. In a 2018 interview he described how he learned about Rammed Earth and why he chose to try it. “I found a book on the rack of a natural food store … Read more
I recently got this email and have permission to share it: I just wanted to show you our earthbag chicken coop that we finished a couple months ago. The plaster is not finished yet, just a couple earth coats. But we plan to finish it with lime here soon. I wanted to thank you for … Read more
Well-designed and built roofs play a key role in protecting bamboo structures while adding to the beauty and experience of the space. What qualifies as a well-designed bamboo roof? There are several key elements that need to be considered: 1) the overhangs of the roof to mitigate the weathering of bamboo poles from direct sun and … Read more
One of the great assets of Canada’s Cowichan Valley is the Centennial Park Cob Kitchen. It’s a beautiful Cob pizza oven and cooktop available to the community. The Cob Kitchen can be used by individuals for family use, community organizations who wish to host an event or program, or by local businesses. Having heard that the … Read more
Parameswaran Krishna searched online for bamboo products and realized that there was a lot of demand, but not much supply for bamboo products where he lived in India. So he decided to explore the business possibilities of bamboo. He rented a small space for the office, hired a trained bamboo craftsman, set up a small … Read more