“Tucked in to 130 acres of pristine rainforest in Cayo in Western Belize, our eco-community is located on the shores of one of Belize’s most spectacular waterways, “The Macal”, with its source high in the Mayan Mountains.”
DIY
Building Celtic roundhouses
How the Prehistoric Roundhouses at Llynnon Mill on Anglesey were built.
Charming Tiny House Built by Young Woman
Nice design and excellent video with loads of practical space saving tips.
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.
Wampanoag wetu: biodegradable house-dome before Bucky Fuller
“The Wampanoag people who lived along the U.S. East Coast built dome-shaped homes called wetus. The round shape was most efficient for heating or cooling the home evenly and for withstanding high winds and hurricanes. It also emerged naturally from the support structure built from saplings bent to create a frame. The winter homes were covered in bark and the summer homes were covered in mats woven from cattail reeds.
ICA Nepal Earthbag House
“Our Earthbag home is ready!! Woohoo!! 18 days of hard labour work and countless amount of dedication by our entire team of volunteers made this possible… Thank you everyone who supported us through thick and thin and in every way possible!”