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[...] roof, etc. as explained in my two blog posts about Passive Cooling Strategies here on our Natural Building Blog (see links below). Choose about 10 strategies and your home will remain comfortable year [...]

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[...] .” More at the source: The Owner Builder Network Natural Home Interiors is a post from: Natural Building Blog '); --> [...]

[...] and stinking up your home. Natural Building Options for Tiny Trailer Homes is a post from: Natural Building Blog '); --> [...]

[...] Micro-concrete roofing tiles on our earthbag roundhouse After about three years of life on our vetiver thatch roof we recently replaced the thatch [...]

[...] Remembrance Farm wants to build an earthbag roundhouse like ours “During eight weeks beginning in January 2015, we will create the first [...]

[...] aesthetically pleasing and natural looking. That’s how we did the window openings on our earthbag roundhouse. Angled Openings is a post from: Natural Building Blog '); --> [...]

[...] attractive ceiling. I posted a photo a while back about the new roofing tile on our earthbag roundhouse. The exterior looks great, and the roofing tile won’t take any maintenance for 20-30 [...]

[...] Earthbag houses in Coron, Philippines use perfectly shaped and aligned earthbags that are made in a wooden [...]

[...] wood houses by a different builder. (Read this article if you want to use wood siding on earthbag houses.) The main point of today’s blog post is to discuss the option of creating a rustic wood [...]

[...] for Hot Climates Additional Passive Cooling Strategies for Hot Climates No Need for AC in Earthbag Houses is a post from: Natural Building Blog '); --> [...]

[...] up living there about 10 years. As surprising as it sounds, they broke the normal rules of strawbale building without running into major problems. They put the bales directly on the ground without a [...]

[...] the website below: “Kim Thompson, the consultant we’ve been working with to learn about strawbale building, has completed a research project for CMHC that involves documenting all of the strawbale [...]

[...] it With Bales, Version Two is one of my all time favorite books. It’s become a classic in strawbale building. The Last Straw.org Glad to see The Last Straw Journal back in print. Free Strawbale [...]

[...] with and should be available in many places. Search this blog for lots of information on strawbale building. One interesting design is called a straw bale yurt. The cold and wind would just blow [...]

[...] between the US and Cuba has opened up travel opportunities in Cuba. This reminded me of a natural building conference in Cuba about 12 years ago that was a big success. Apparently there’s lots of [...]

[...] Note: I’m running three stories about Strawmark because their success is a big deal for natural building. As reported earlier, their strawbale homes withstood the quake in Christchurch. Now the [...]

[...] Nicaragua Pueblo Project, Liz Johndrow, Founder “This is an overview of the natural building work I am doing in rural Nicaragua, primarily with women and young people. This article [...]

[...] conditions in Dominica.” Go Fund Me Remembrance Farms Earthbag Fundraiser is a post from: Natural Building Blog '); --> [...]

[...] to the community around us if we have surplus.” Regards, Rizal & Ernadia Dreaming of an Earthbag Home in Malaysia is a post from: Natural Building Blog '); --> [...]

[...] Las Vegas, Nevada (an actual IN CITY construction – very exciting). SuperShip superadobe earthbag home We will be holding free half day workshops each month and 6 day workshops with certificate ( [...]

[...] frustrates me because I’m been hot on the trail for a long time trying to build an earthbag home for us. If anybody gets any bit of updated info, please share.” Owen: Your best bet then [...]

[...] Cylindrical ground tank made of ferrocement What’s the best, most efficient way to build water tanks? That question has been burning in my mind since seeing the extent of water shortages firsthand [...]

[...] by visiting Vanuatu and assisting in water tank design and construction, I know earthbag water tanks are much faster, easier and lower cost to build than concrete tanks. How earthbag water tanks [...]

[...] water to the surface for agricultural and domestic use. Purified water is stored in elevated water tanks and piped to the house via gravity feed… There are many other possibilities. That’s why [...]