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GreenStone Beer Bottle House

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 30, 2012 by Kelly HartSeptember 30, 2012

“Las Vegas Entrepreneur finds a creative way to recycle Beer Drinkers empties and Builds the World’s Largest Eco-Friendly GreenStone Building.

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Posted in Design | Tagged bottle construction, bottle house, bottle wall, building with bottles, eco friendly, green building, greenstone, natural building, recycle | Leave a reply

Cordwood Masonry Special Effects

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 18, 2012 by Kelly HartJune 18, 2012

“Here are just a few of the great variety of special effects that people have incorporated into their cordwood masonry. Go to our Book and Media page for a description of our CD on the subject with over 60 captioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged architecture, bottle wall, cordwood, cordwood building, cordwood house, eco friendly, green building, natural building, sustainable | Leave a reply

Recycled Bottle Houses, Walls and Cisterns

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 7, 2012 by Kelly HartMay 7, 2012

Eco Technologia

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Posted in Economics | Tagged bottle house, bottle wall, cistern, DIY, low cost, recycled, salvaged, sustainable | 11 Replies

Final Craftsman House Proposal

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 15, 2012 by Kelly HartJanuary 15, 2012

I submitted my final house design proposal for the Shelters for All housing competition. As posted previously, I chose a bamboo and plastic bottle wall design that best meets the design criteria. Entry requirements called for a one page summary … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Design, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged affordable, bottle house, bottle wall, disaster resistant, earthbag, earthbag building, green, low cost, sustainable | 7 Replies

Interior Bottle Walls

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 21, 2011 by Kelly HartNovember 21, 2011

I’ve known about bottle walls for a number of years, but I didn’t pay much attention because most bottle walls use a lot of cement and because earthbag walls are superior in a number of ways. Up until today I … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Design, Economics, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged bottle wall, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house | 3 Replies

Bottle Wall Details

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 12, 2010 by Kelly HartDecember 12, 2010

I just found these great tips by students at Humboldt State University on the Appropedia website. This is the best system I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing! Bottle bricks were made by using a tile saw to cut bottles harvested from … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Economics, Introduction | Tagged bottle, bottle wall, bottle window, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag house, sand bag | 5 Replies

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