Speckled Wood is a roundwood timber-frame eco building. It was built in 2012, at Swan Barn Farm in Haslemere, on the borders of West Sussex and Surrey, by the National Trust’s Black Down countryside team and volunteers, led by Head Ranger David Elliott.
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Natural Building and Permaculture in Cuba
The recent normalization of relations between the US and Cuba has opened up travel opportunities in Cuba.
Natural Building in Nicaragua
“This is an overview of the natural building work I am doing in rural Nicaragua, primarily with women and young people. This article shares the conditions, existing infrastructures and materials available, and some of the successes. Nothing has proven to be a failure, though the path has taken some turns! I will follow up with a series of articles deepening the exploration of each of these points.
Natural Building Conference and House Tours in New Zealand
“Kapiti Coast and Wellington, Labour Weekend, 25 – 26 October 2014 and optional hours tour on Monday 27 October
Come along to meet fellow natural building enthusiasts and share a wonderful weekend. Visit at least eight spectacular homes and listen to the owners/designers talk about their building experiences.
Appropedia
“Appropedia is for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction. You are welcome to add to and edit Appropedia –
your site to find, co-create and improve the solutions we need. Contributors have made 276,802 edits and uploaded 21,556 files.”
Organica Verde Nicaragua Project
“The third, fourth, and fifth phase will involve construction and engineering.