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Best ever topics in natural building

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Can a 4000 square foot home be green?

33 replies

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Foreverboard (magnesium oxide)

26 replies 1 2

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Monolithic Dome

23 replies

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Brick dust from demolished building.

9 replies 5 3

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Homes from recycled shipping containers

21 replies 1 1

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cob or dirt floors

9 replies 1 1 1

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insulation, condensation, and non-wood walls

14 replies 2

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Words instead of pictures to describe my dream home

30 replies 2 10 3

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Small shake roof

13 replies 22 5

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Ideas for a natural building materials for a first floor floor, and roof

9 replies 3 1

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Mycelium walls?

10 replies 2 1 3

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fastest and cheapest shelter build for wet temperate zones

9 replies 1 3 1

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Rammed Earth Wall + Rubble Trench Footer

32 replies 2 3 2

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working with a large boulder to create a tiny cabin / shelter

22 replies 2 2 7

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Budget sloped ceiling insulation

10 replies 2

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building block beer bottle

11 replies 5

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What to do with a big surplus of arborist-sourced hardwood logs?

10 replies 1

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breathable walls using conventional stick-frame construction

15 replies 8 1

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Strongest green building material for hurricanes/tornadoes in FL?

23 replies 1

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Free fence wire and concrete reinforcement from box springs that you're paid to take away. Wood,felt

8 replies 7 1

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Natural Roofing Options?

4 replies 3

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Fastest natural building options

10 replies 3

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Building to code without plastic?

14 replies 5

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Organic Insulation

43 replies [ 1, 2 ]

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Roofing Alternatives

8 replies 4 3

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Super Adobe vs Hyper Adobe vs ??

13 replies 2 1

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Timber Framing: mortise and tennon vs. lots of carriage bolts.

17 replies 7

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My Old Log Cabin

10 replies 1 2 5

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Convert 3-season cabin to permanent home

21 replies 14

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Finishing the inside of a metal frame storage shed as naturally as possible

17 replies 2 2

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Bridge building with trees and branches

30 replies 1 1

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Multistory Treehouses

2 replies

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Black House/Round House ponderings...

18 replies 1

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Green roof becomes perfect spot for aquaponics grow bed

38 replies 2

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Brick Making Machine Help

19 replies 3 4

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woodfired...sink?

8 replies 1 2

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Sound plan for no vapor barrier?

24 replies 2

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Cordwood shelter

4 replies 7 2

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Clay as a medium for walls in the PNW

11 replies 9

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a log structure in two minutes

4 replies 1 1

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How do I patch chips in my concrete retaining wall--cob, lime mortar, or something else?

3 replies 4

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From Nomad to Earthbag Home

10 replies 9 3

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DIY roof tiles

12 replies

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Drinking water

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Vertical plunger wood splitter converts to Compressed Earth Block press

10 replies 1

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Building permits/zoning for earthhomes

14 replies 1

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Floor for outdoor shower?

7 replies

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Roof overhangs--- deficiencies driven by government regulation

11 replies 1 1

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New Home Design Challenge(d)

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 18 1

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Breathable buildings in wet climates

5 replies 1 2

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Have you ever used an outhouse?

12 replies 1

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DIY Permazyme recipe/alternative?

13 replies 2

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Root re-enforced earthen structures.

10 replies 1 3 8

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Make your own mattress?

14 replies 1 4

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Alternatives to petroleum based insulation for basements

26 replies 1 2

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Is there a quick natural building?

20 replies 1 1

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Adding thermal mass to lightly framed stud walls

13 replies 1

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HUGE Food Drying Rack or Dehydrator Above the Wood Cook Stove

4 replies 4 1 6

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Permanent freezer

15 replies

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Form Blocks from Australia

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