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Maitreya Ecovillage

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 15, 2017 by Kelly HartJanuary 15, 2017

“Take a tour of the Maitreya Eco-Village with Robert Bolman. The Maitreya Eco-village is one of the many homes on the “BRING it home” tour of homes and gardens.”

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Posted in Community | Tagged affordable housing, DIY, earth friendly, ecovillage, gren building, low cost housing, natural building, sustainable housing | 1 Reply

Real-life Hobbit Houses – Cae Mabon

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 5, 2016 by Kelly HartMarch 5, 2016

“Eric Maddern creates an award-winning “Shangri-la” of natural building in Snowdonia. His buildings re-create indigenous house styles around the world, using natural materials such as wood, mud and straw. He has an octagonal Native American hogan with reciprocal frame roof, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged earth friendly, ecofriendly, hobbit house, low cost, natural building, natural materials, sustainable | Leave a reply

One Planet Living

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 14, 2015 by Kelly HartMarch 14, 2015

“Our vision is a world in which people everywhere can lead happy, healthy lives within the natural limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness.

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Posted in Community | Tagged bioregional, earth friendly, eco friendly, natural building, one planet, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable living | Leave a reply

Training the Locals – Earthbag Dome, Columbia

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 23, 2013 by Kelly HartOctober 23, 2013

“This training took place December 2011 in Nariño, the southern border of Colombia with Ecuador. During 2 days we gave all the basic construction tools to a bunch of very happy and enthusiastic locals which were amazed at learning a … Continue reading →

Posted in Workshops | Tagged DIY, dome home, earth dome, earth friendly, earthbag dome, earthbag workshop, eco friendly, low cost, natural building workshop, sustainable, training | 11 Replies

Roman seawater concrete holds the secret to cutting carbon emissions

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 7, 2013 by Kelly HartJune 7, 2013

This discovery shows how to make stronger, longer lasting concrete with far less energy. A green type of concrete like this could replace Portland concrete, which is viewed negatively by many due to its adverse environmental impact.

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Posted in Structural aspects | Tagged earth friendly, eco friendly, green building, green concrete, natural building, pozzolonic, Roman concrete, sustainable concrete | 6 Replies

Fun Norwegian Houses

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 19, 2013 by Kelly HartMay 19, 2013

Thanks to Richard F. for suggesting this site. It’s a page of fun Norwegian Houses in Thai language. This site shows how natural building methods are spreading around the world. The focus here seems to be on living roofs/green roofs.

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Posted in Roofs | Tagged earth friendly, eco friendly, eco home, green building, green roof, living roof, low impact, natural building, sustainable | 2 Replies

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