Learn how to make a no cost, simple water filter using three baskets made from vines. The baskets are filled with charcoal, river sand and pebbles to purify the water.
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Tiny Hobbit House with Amazing Green Roof & Straw Bale Walls
Video tour of an incredible underground hobbit home in Canada that is completely off-grid. It is built with straw bale walls and limestone plaster, log roof rafters and support columns, and a stunning green roof with a glass dome in the centre to bring in a lot of natural light.
Underground Cities of Cappadocia
I reported on the Underground Cities of Cappadocia back in 2014. What I didn’t realize then was how vast these underground cities are. There is a network of over 200 underground cities in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. Some of these cities are at least 11 levels deep (total of over 200 feet deep) according to National Geographic. Scientists are not sure how they were built.
Last Residents Hold On in Tunisian Underground Houses
In the arid valleys of southern Tunisia’s Djebel Dahar region, people have lived for centuries in underground houses whose earthen casing provides protection against searing summer heat and winter winds. But in recent decades, rural depopulation has meant fewer people live in the homes.
Natural Builder, Hassan: Designing from the Heart
Hassan shares his gorgeous natural buildings at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage and the philosophy behind them.
INCREDIBLE AND INGENIOUS Hidden Rooms AND SECRET Furniture
This video shows 15 or so low tech, mostly DIY hidden rooms and compartments that could come in handy.