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Heating The Greenhouse Rocket-Style
by Rob Avis Our new rocket mass heater is now functionally done. After installing a proper chimney, it really hums!…
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Bioshelters for Year-Round Food Production
Coldframes Manhattan, New York At the beginning of the 1900s, many modern cities were growing vegetables under glass during the…
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Geoff Lawton Visits Cal-Earth Permaculture Course
Pictures and Text by Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture For a second year we co-delivered with the Cal-Earth teaching staff…
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Straw Building Passes Quake Test
After Pakistan was devastated by an earthquake in 2005, Darcey Donovan, an engineer in California, pursued designs for quake-resistant homes…
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From Traffic Jams to Ecocities – Interview with Richard Register, President of Ecocity Builders
Marcin Gerwin: In many cities there are problems with traffic jams. The streets are clogged with cars and as a…
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The Radical Technology of Christopher Alexander
By Michael Mehaffy and Nikos Salingaros. First published in Metropolis Magazine. Though overshadowed by his written work, Alexander’s built work…
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Rocket Oven Nitty Gritty
by Tim Barker, Koanga Institute The first post on the rocket oven left many with more questions than they started…
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The MEGGA-Watt Project Moves Forward
by Rene Michalak The "MEGGA-watt" Project (Micro-Energy Generating Garage Assembly) is a demonstration / prototype to turn everyday detached garages…
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Lettuce Tree – Using Vertical Space for Balconies and Small Spaces
I am trying to get the most out of my balcony space. Obviously, the vertical direction is the way to…
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Tales from La Angostura, Guatemala, A Project in the Making – Chapter 3: Preparing to do Something
Click for larger view To be sure, buying a nice piece of land requires a lot of effort and a…
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The Man Who Started a Fire (Christopher Alexander Lecture at Berkeley, California)
by Øyvind Holmstad Jump to 12:20 to skip introductions As said in the introduction to this lecture held in spring…
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