“This earthbag house is environment friendly, very cheap to build. Operational energy is almost nil.”
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Vanuatu Update: Experience is everything
“This Vanuatu build was started with a little experience in what can go wrong and it made all the difference. Seven Australians aged 14 to 63 and four local men worked together with the wife and four daughters of a Ni-van waiter to build these two rooms in 14 days.
Nirvana Home Energy System
“Imagine if your hot water heater could generate enough electricity to power your entire house, while still heating your water. That’s the promise of Nirvana’s Home Energy System. Using clean natural gas that’s already running to your house, our combined heat and power (CHP) system generates electricity, hot water and heat (for radiator-based home heating).
Max, Nebraska: No Local Government
We often suggest moving to rural areas with few or no building codes to cut housing costs and red tape. This video sums up how one small town in Nebraska operates with no local government. The narrator (McCook’s Mr. Bill or Donze52) tells it like it is.
“More government means less freedom & more taxes – that simple.”
The real way to add straw bales to containers
David W. Reed shows how to wrap shipping containers in bales.
Earthen Endeavors Natural Building
“Earthen Endeavors is teaming up with other natural builders and US and Nicaraguan organizations to support the creation of a sustainable natural building movement in northern Nicaragua. Take a moment to learn more about The Nicaragua Pueblo Project.