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PINEHOWL PROJECT: Simple Foundations

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Hybrid systems/understanding the placement of mass in a system

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icebox/fridge diy

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Sharing my little cobwood studio project-in-progress

24 replies 71 1

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Seeking creative ideas for building upon rock and mortar cellar

6 replies 7 7

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Natural counter top options?

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Question for builders out there on budgeting for a build

22 replies 2

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Can we talk about wood chip clay?

41 replies [ 1, 2 ] 6

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Dry Stone Pebble Wall. Stone Siding for Wooden Buildings - Requires no mortar or masonry skills.

13 replies 15

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Bathroom Remodel/Retrofitting with Natural Materials

26 replies 19 1

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Building on a Hillside. What do I need to Consider?

21 replies 8 8

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Access road using wood chips

15 replies 5 6

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Stone masonry, roofing and ring beam advice needed for old stone house renovation in Portugal

11 replies 9 9

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Lightweight, solo building

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How Far to Take Natural Building?

11 replies 1 3

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Mechanized green building techniques

76 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 13

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Building my first natural house in Kenya coastal region

18 replies 2 3

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Has anyone tried cardboard as insulation?

14 replies 1 1

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Floating amphibious homes....with spring flooding approaching.

24 replies 5 8

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Help! High water table, foundation type, and drainage. Almost no information for this situation!

14 replies 4 6

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Sustainable Building Without Concrete

26 replies 2 1

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Making wood rot resistant

18 replies 7

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Staying Warm While Living in a Tin Can/keeping Kathleen warm this winter

22 replies 4

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No Building Codes?

35 replies

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Alternatives to concrete footer/stem wall

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alternatives to gravel roads

18 replies 1

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Cutting the sidewall of tire and use for greenhouse walls

16 replies 2 3 1

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How to soundproof a wall against the neighbors?

14 replies 3

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Oh the stories it could tell

13 replies 10 8

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Great ideas for an indoor person soaking tub

12 replies 5 1

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Small House/Cabin Build - Saying No to Tyvek, Roofing felt, Shu Sugi Ban, Keeping out critters Etc.

32 replies 8

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Driveway necessary really??

17 replies 1 8

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Small DIY backyard sauna - collecting tips and ideas

12 replies 6 1

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Natural bathroom (floor)

27 replies 1 2

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Adaptations of Pit House, Earth Lodge, Hogan, Kiva

32 replies 5 2

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Zero energy design

26 replies 1

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Dale's Garbage Can House. A demolition and salvage project. Basement becomes the garbage can.

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How best to deal with rubble from tearing-down non-natural building elements?

7 replies

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Am I the only one thinking of and looking for a diasater resistent, afforadble, sustable, low mainta

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 1

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thatch roofs?

36 replies 5 2

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Building with Green Lumber

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A Frame Cabin 14x14

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rammed earth retaining wall

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Bioconstruction Bill Mollison two rooms deep?

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Which will keep a house the coolest? Straw bale, cob or rammed earth?

22 replies 2 5

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Alternatives to concrete footing

27 replies 7 1

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Synthesis of natural building and modularity?

10 replies 4

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Arundo donax for building

7 replies 5 9

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Internal hydronic convection walls!

14 replies 4

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Cost efficacy of earthbags/strawbales/cordwood/ect

25 replies 1 1

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Building beautifully - Where do you find your inspiration?

8 replies 5

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Seeking ideas for a roof on an octagonal, roundwood framed building with a fairly low slope...

13 replies 12 3

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Natural rope bridges

7 replies 6

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Building Over a Stream

4 replies 2 1

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Natural Air Conditioning

30 replies 7 5

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How to finish the palletwood siding?

11 replies 5 1

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Musings on Wood 'Bricks'

15 replies 1

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Raw Earth Walls? (Pure dugout house?)

29 replies 8 3

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using recycled materials in frame construction

16 replies 2

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Would you help me with ideas renovating this house? - mediterranean homesteading

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Best ever topics in natural building

PINEHOWL PROJECT: Simple Foundations

Hybrid systems/understanding the placement of mass in a system

icebox/fridge diy

Sharing my little cobwood studio project-in-progress

Seeking creative ideas for building upon rock and mortar cellar

Natural counter top options?

Question for builders out there on budgeting for a build

Can we talk about wood chip clay?

Dry Stone Pebble Wall. Stone Siding for Wooden Buildings - Requires no mortar or masonry skills.

Bathroom Remodel/Retrofitting with Natural Materials

Building on a Hillside. What do I need to Consider?

Access road using wood chips

Stone masonry, roofing and ring beam advice needed for old stone house renovation in Portugal

Lightweight, solo building

How Far to Take Natural Building?

Mechanized green building techniques

Building my first natural house in Kenya coastal region

Has anyone tried cardboard as insulation?

Floating amphibious homes....with spring flooding approaching.

Help! High water table, foundation type, and drainage. Almost no information for this situation!

Sustainable Building Without Concrete

Making wood rot resistant

Staying Warm While Living in a Tin Can/keeping Kathleen warm this winter

No Building Codes?

Alternatives to concrete footer/stem wall

alternatives to gravel roads

Cutting the sidewall of tire and use for greenhouse walls

How to soundproof a wall against the neighbors?

Oh the stories it could tell

Great ideas for an indoor person soaking tub

Small House/Cabin Build - Saying No to Tyvek, Roofing felt, Shu Sugi Ban, Keeping out critters Etc.

Driveway necessary really??

Small DIY backyard sauna - collecting tips and ideas

Natural bathroom (floor)

Adaptations of Pit House, Earth Lodge, Hogan, Kiva

Zero energy design

Dale's Garbage Can House. A demolition and salvage project. Basement becomes the garbage can.

How best to deal with rubble from tearing-down non-natural building elements?

Am I the only one thinking of and looking for a diasater resistent, afforadble, sustable, low mainta

thatch roofs?

Building with Green Lumber

A Frame Cabin 14x14

rammed earth retaining wall

Bioconstruction Bill Mollison two rooms deep?

Which will keep a house the coolest? Straw bale, cob or rammed earth?

Alternatives to concrete footing

Synthesis of natural building and modularity?

Arundo donax for building

Internal hydronic convection walls!

Cost efficacy of earthbags/strawbales/cordwood/ect

Building beautifully - Where do you find your inspiration?

Seeking ideas for a roof on an octagonal, roundwood framed building with a fairly low slope...

Natural rope bridges

Building Over a Stream

Natural Air Conditioning

How to finish the palletwood siding?

Musings on Wood 'Bricks'

Raw Earth Walls? (Pure dugout house?)

using recycled materials in frame construction

Would you help me with ideas renovating this house? - mediterranean homesteading

Top Forums

digital market

building

permaculture artisans

skip

growies

ungarbage

critters

homesteading

energy

monies

community

wilderness

regional

permies.com

projects

global resources

kitchen

education