“The 2007/2008 Thesis year at Rural Studio was charged with designing the “20K House”. This project is based on a government loan known as the Section 502 Mutual Self-Help Housing loan. This is a subsidized loan created to help those with extremely low incomes to reach the goal of home ownership.
sustainable
Rocket Stove with Water Heater
This design will convince people to buy the rocket stove because you heat the water while cooking. Also, this design will enable someone to have hot water for another pot while heating up a single pot.
Bamboo Eco-Resorts
“Want to build an eco-resort or development with sustainable green dwellings? Check out these testimonials from happy clients who built with bamboo.”
Pallet Wood Decks
Here’s yet another way to utilize free shipping pallets. Search our site for lots of other do-it-yourself pallet building ideas. For instance, we have a blog post about a homemade tool (Pallet Pal) that’s used for breaking down pallets quickly and easily.
Eco-Bungalow Project
“We have created a concept where people in ethnic minorities can host tourists in a truly sustainable way. The bungalows are owned and run by the villagers, there is a limited amount of people visiting the village at all times, the building is made out of clay (ADOBE) and minimal external resources are being used … Read more
Modern Natural Blog
I really like to see blogs that document owner-builder home building projects. People often come up with new and interesting ideas. This particular project is a merger of earthship and earthbag concepts.
“The House
to my knowledge this house will be the first legally permitted earthbag house in washington state.
wait, why do i want to build a wierd dirt house?
two main reasons: earthbag buildings are 1. incredibly strong and 2. incredibly affordable to build.