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Earthen Building Techniques used for DIY Eco-dwellings in Portland

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A brief rant by local Natural Builder, Scott Howard, discussing social justice, natural building, permaculture, cob, and the building codes.
A brief rant by local Natural Builder, Scott Howard, discussing social justice, natural building, permaculture, cob, and the building codes.

“Probably a lot of Portlanders, myself included, are wondering if they will ever be able to buy a house in Portland. Or if they buy one, will they be able to afford to keep it. Well I would like to offer once again a simple solution which is to build your house yourself, with help from your community. If you help me build my house, I will help you build yours. Doesn’t that sound like a good deal for everyone? Rather than go into the details of exactly how one could build a very advanced and efficient dwelling with little more than sand and clay from the building site, here I will stick to general comments about what I see going on now.

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