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Using A Greenhouse to Heat Your House

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 18, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Check out how I heat my house with my greenhouse! It’s so easy to do and it gives us (almost) free heat and many other benefits too. This could easily be an off grid way to heat a house.”

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Posted in Design | Tagged attached greenhouse, DIY, greenhouse, low cost, natural building, passive heating, solar design, solar heating | Leave a reply

OHOME Passive Solar Studies

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 7, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“A visual description of passive solar design of the OHOME. Sun penetrates during the heating season, but is rejected during the cooling season, optimizing passive solar heating and cooling.

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Posted in General | Tagged energy efficient, natural building, passive solar, passive solar house, quonset, quonset roof, solar design, solar home | 5 Replies

DIY Ferrocement Domes and Vaults

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 24, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“The “Green” movement has its roots in the late 60’s with the “back-to-the land” movement—-when people really started to think not just about alternative life styles but different methods of building—-including sustainability. It could easily be argued that the father … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged dirt cheap, DIY, ferrocement, low cost, natural building, passive solar, self sufficient, solar design, sustainable, vault | 3 Replies

Algae Powered House

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 26, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“In the context of the International Building Exhibition IBA 2013 in Hamburg, Germany, the first algae bioreactor house was build. Algae-filled solar panels are the center of the house’s energy cycle. One one hand, they produce heat by absorbing solar … Continue reading →

Posted in Mechanical | Tagged algae, alternative energy, biomass, energy from algae, natural building, solar, solar design, solar panels, sustainable | 3 Replies

Brilliant Newfoundlander Invents the Solution!

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 16, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Jim Meaney, owner of Cansolair Inc. displays how he converts pop cans into a powerful solar heating panel.”

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Posted in Mechanical | Tagged cansolair, DIY, eco friendly, low cost, natural building, passive solar, solar design, solar heating, solar home, solar hot air | 5 Replies

Walk-out or Daylight Basements

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 28, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Sloped building sites are usually less expensive than level sites, and offer one way to cut the cost of a new home. However, sloped sites are more challenging to build on. One solution is walk-out basements, where most sides of … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged basement, daylight basement, green building, home design, natural building, solar design, walk out basement | 1 Reply

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