Is Green Architecture Missing a Footing?

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Why Building Geometry Matters by Allen Dusault “In 1853 a rather eccentric gentleman named Orson Fowler published a book entitled, “The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building”. The book was a best seller of its day and it spurred a short-lived nationwide fad of building houses (and some barns) in an octagon shape, a … Read more

How We Built Our House – Part Two: The Grass Roof

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“It’s been ten years since we designed and built our house, so it seems appropriate to start an occasional series about it all. Building your own house has to be one of the most exhilarating and exciting things anyone can do in their lives. (It’s also expensive, exhausting and stressful too, but we wont go there for now…)

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Forest Garden Update Fall 2017: Explosive Growth, Living Mulch, New Beds

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New forest garden beds have a wide variety of closely spaced plants.
New forest garden beds have a wide variety of closely spaced plants.

It’s time for another tropical forest garden update after a little over four years since the garden was started. A year ago it looked great as you can see in this video: Our Forest Garden is Finished! Things have changed dramatically this last year for the better.

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