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Best Heating System for Small Homes

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 5, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Reader question: What’s the best heating system for a 300 sq. ft. scoria bag roundhouse located at 5,000 ft. in western Colorado? I’ll use 2’ of blown cellulose insulation in the roof (about R-55).

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Posted in Mechanical | Tagged boat heater, gravity fed, mass heater, rock mass heater, rocket heater, sardine stove, self feeding, small home, small stove, wood heater | 5 Replies

Vajra Azaya

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 9, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Building a better world… one community at a time. Sharing knowledge and pictures of community building and other Permaculture projects.

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Posted in Earthbag Building, Uncategorized | Tagged community, DIY, earthbag home, earthbag house, low cost, natural building, permaculture, self feeding, sustainable, thatch | Leave a reply

Rocket Stove Mass Heaters

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 25, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We’ve briefly mentioned rocket stove mass heaters before. Here’s an excellent site that compiles a lot of free info about them and has free plans. (Detailed drawings are for sale, but anyone should be able to figure out the process … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Mechanical | Tagged cob, DIY, heated bench, low cost, mass heating stove, natural building, rocket stove, rocket stove mass heater, self feeding, wood heating | 4 Replies

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