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Steve’s New Straw Bale House in Scotland 27 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am
Strawbale house with double reciprocal roof. Yesterday’s blog post was about Steve’s unpermitted straw bale house in Scotland. This is the new straw bale house he is building that includes an amazing...
£4000 Strawbale House in Scotland 25 Aug 2013 | 05:04 am
$6,260 strawbale house in Scotland Steve built a £4000 ($6,260) unpermitted house in Scotland a few years back with local materials. (He hopes to build it for less next time.) The results are marvelo...
Tiny Tech Plants 24 Aug 2013 | 06:11 am
Tiny Tech offers a wide range of devices such as this community solar cooker. “Tiny Tech Plants is a manufacturer of a wide range of renewable energy devices including domestic and community solar co...
Dorset Centre for Rural Skills 23 Aug 2013 | 08:51 am
Straw bale round house at The Magdalen Project built by Rob Buckley. “Dorset Centre for Rural Skills (DCRS) is an established, not-for-profit, training enterprise with accredited Social Enterprise st...
Building a Work of Art 22 Aug 2013 | 05:53 am
Assemblage house: Randy Polumbo’s rock and glass house was built from cement, stones and reclaimed materials. JOSHUA TREE — “Some of the most grandiose and uncanny pieces of desert art aren’t hanging...
Bonita Domes Project Update 21 Aug 2013 | 05:18 am
Bonita Domes Project. Building Earth with Community “We are building our first project in Joshua Tree California using SuperAdobe Earth Bag building technology as taught by Cal Earth. Bonita Domes co...
Solar Food Steamer 20 Aug 2013 | 04:42 am
Solar steamers efficiently steam food and produce distilled and pasteurized water. “As the solar steamer is using steam as heat transfer medium, it is an indirect cooking system. This allows the desi...
Ferrocement Roofed Domes for Tropical Climates 19 Aug 2013 | 05:33 am
This roofed dome is designed for hot, rainy climates. Domes are vulnerable to water damage, so what to do in rainy climates? I say add a roof. There are various roofed dome houses on our main website...
Vanuatu Earthbag Update Aug 12, 2013 18 Aug 2013 | 06:55 am
“Hi Owen, I’ve been sick for the past fortnight but it’s given me a chance to process all the offers and opportunities that have opened up. I am going to have to work with the government in Vanuatu s...
Minnesota Strawbale: Fruits of our Labor 15 Aug 2013 | 05:17 am
Strawbale barn in Minnesota with vaulted metal roof. “The first structure we built on our 9 acres was the tool shed. (After it served its purpose for storing tools it became a chicken coop, then a mi...
