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Earthbag Dome Intensive Course, April 10-20th, Puerto Rico
Come learn Earthbag Dome building in only ten days at Las Casas de la Selva, a biological research site in…
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Letters from Sri Lanka – Sarvodaya Builds Sri Lanka’s First Eco-Village
Part VII of a series – If you haven’t already, please read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV,…
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Live Small, Walk Tall
My name is Jay Shafer and since 1997 I have been living in a house smaller than some people’s closets.…
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Natural Construction in Argentina – Trends of an Emerging Permacultural Area
The small city of El Bolsón is located in the southwest of the Río Negro Province, right in the angle…
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Post-Tsunami Bamboo Housing Solutions
Village of Lepa following the tsunami Photo: Skye Turner The water is usually that light aqua colour all the way…
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The Rocket Powered Shower
Plan for our Rocket-Powered hot water system for the Basecamp shower + bath block Spending all your day gathering sticks…
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Life at Zaytuna – Rainy Days
Photos copyright © Craig Mackintosh The area around Zaytuna Farm recently experienced the worst floods for many years (since 1974…
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World Geothermal Power Generation Nearing Eruption
by Jonathan G. Dorn, Earth Policy Institute With fossil fuel prices escalating and countries searching for ways to reduce oil…
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Reality Check one two…one two
If you were to get up and walk to the sink and turn on the faucet, there is a pretty…
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Cal Earth Sustainable Village – Nepal
These are very cool! (in summer, and warm in winter). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5y_Dion9Ee You’ve gotta love mortgage-free, location appropriate housing – particularly…
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Building Biology – The Third Skin
Extracted from: ‘Third Skin’ A. Vasella, Dip Arch., P.I.J. #14. ‘Biotechture’ S.Lesiuk, P.I.J.#8. ‘Biotectual Systems’ R. Doernach P.I.J. #7. International…
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Design with Energy in Mind
Permaculture designer, Robyn Francis (see also) looks at a variety of design strategies for using energy responsibly and sustainably. The…
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