Natural buildings are an ancient tradition with a modern appeal. Creating healthy, beautiful homes from natural materials such as earth, straw and timber, building naturally is the ultimate expression of ecological design. Building isn’t ‘done’ to us – it can be done by us. The skills and techniques used in natural building are hands-on and accessible, enabling us all to design our own healthy living spaces bringing people and the elements together.
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An Overview of Alternative Housing Designs: Part 1
From Temperate Climate Permaculture: “If you read my article on building an intentional community, you’ll see that I am strongly recommending bypassing the traditional mortgage path and promoting build-it-yourself, alternative housing. I have shared a few posts on some of the alternative housing options, but I thought it would be fun to give a brief overview of the more common (of the overall uncommon) alternative housing options that are available today.
Natural Building with My Own Two Hands
“Natural Building course with Living Craft Project in Quail Springs, CA. 6 week intensive to create a home from strawbale, cob, stray clay, earthen plaster and an earthen poured floor.”
Natural Building on SlideShare.net
The following slideshows are a sampling of what’s available at SlideShare.net.
Building Supply Centers of the Future
The cost of energy keeps going up every year. This means the cost of producing and transporting goods keeps increasing. At some point there’s going to be a tipping point where modern building materials are not affordable. I don’t know when this will happen, but it could happen at any time since fossil fuels are … Read more