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Full tour – stealth solar camper van conversion – Renault Master

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 21, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Yesterday’s story featured a bus conversion. In the YouTube comments I saw that the price of bus insurance was a bit pricey and this got me thinking about lower cost options. I think far more people would be interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged affordable housing, camper van conversion, ecofriendly, low cost living, mobile tiny house, simple living, stealth, van living | 1 Reply

Ferrock Concrete

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 5, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“David Stone is the brains behind a new patented concrete technology known as Ferrock, based on iron carbonate and incorporating largely recycled materials to produce (around 95%)! It’s showing promising signs as an alternative to concrete and a far greener … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged carbon negative, ecofriendly, ferrock, ferrock concrete, green building, green cement, green concrete, natural building, sustainable cement, sustainable concrete | 8 Replies

Earth and Sun Earthbag Workshop, Taos, NM

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 17, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“A co-creative community building a sustainable earthbag home: MAY 30 – SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 TAOS, NEW MEXICO This workshop: we envision a diverse collective of people, women and men, young and old, experienced and inexperienced in building skills, joining together … Continue reading →

Posted in Workshops | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag earthship, earthbag workshop, ecofriendly, natural building workshop, sustainable building | 7 Replies

Standing Dead Timber

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 29, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Store-bought lumber is cost prohibitive for many people. One good alternative for natural builders is using standing dead trees – trees that have been killed by insects or fire and are still standing. For best results, select trees that have … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged DIY, ecofriendly, natural building, owner builder, post and beam construction, roundwood building, standing dead timber, sustainable building, sustainable timber | Leave a reply

Earthen Hand Natural Building Workshops

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 28, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“This message was inspired by Earth Day and Buddha’s birthday… Mother Earth in jeopardy and refugee crises abound, are you beginning to feel it is surreal? Corporate interests increase their militaristic stranglehold on every available aspect of life itself, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Workshops | Tagged earthbag, earthbag workshop, Earthen Hand, ecofriendly, natural building, natural building workshops, sustainable | 2 Replies

Earth Houses of Vilcabamba, Ecuador

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 21, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I heard about rammed earth and adobe houses of Vilcabamba in a tourism video of Ecuador. Vilcabamba is famous for its natural beauty, perfect climate and high percentage of centenarians. Intrigued, I did some searching around on the Internet and … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged affordable housing, DIY, earth homes, earthbag done, earthbag house, ecofriendly, ecquador, natural building, natural homes, sustainable | 2 Replies

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