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Natural and Off-Grid Building

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roundwood and timber framing

Natural insulation for stick frame walls - sawdust, straw, dustcrete?

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thermal mass

Types of thermal mass

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tiny house

Converting a garage to an apartment

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thermal mass

What is Thermal mass

2 years ago 0 replies

thermal mass

Defining Thermal Mass and alternative Design

2 years ago 4 replies 1

thermal mass

Where to put THERMAL mass

2 years ago 0 replies

rainwater catchment

DIY Water Treatment Train/Tower

2 years ago 2 replies

passive solar

Low budget air flow visualization

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fencing

Live fencing

2 years ago 3 replies 6

tiny house

My Tiny, Bug Out, Off Grid, Boondocking Camper/Trailer/Home

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greenhouses

An award winning Alaskan Bioshelter---that we live in year round.

2 years ago 6 replies 1

nomadic housing

Best option for temporary home with climate control

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natural building

Off grid container cabin in a native forest

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earth bag

earthbag building in wenden az

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roundwood and timber framing

Looking for a Construction Class

2 years ago 7 replies

tiny house

Tiny Home Insurance

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tiny house

Off grid tiny home water recycling?

2 years ago 3 replies 1

straw bale house

Straw/Cob House Profiled on Business Insider

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greenhouses

Glenn's passive solar greenhouse build

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natural building

Strawbale stucco: adding silicone?

2 years ago 5 replies 2

natural building

Formblock Building

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grey water

Laundry drain hose confusion

2 years ago 8 replies 1

wofati and earth berm

PSP root cellar

2 years ago 2 replies

wofati and earth berm

questions about PSP construction

2 years ago 7 replies

passive solar

Most effective ceiling fans?

2 years ago 12 replies 4

natural building

Proper Post installation for heavy driveway gate

2 years ago 18 replies 3 3

wofati and earth berm

Starting back at the beginning. Choosing building site and method. Earth berm??

2 years ago 17 replies 4 1

tiny house

Looking for guidance on a new Tiny House

2 years ago 11 replies 7 2

earthen floor

Durability questions...

2 years ago 8 replies

woodworking

Metal Dumbhead on Shaving Horse

2 years ago 2 replies 1 2

natural building

rammed earth vs ceb vs cob vs straw bale?

2 years ago 5 replies 1

cob

Cob walls built against corrugated iron

2 years ago 4 replies

earthen floor

What good insulation besides perlite or pumice?

2 years ago 7 replies 7

electrical

Clever Wire Spool Methods?

2 years ago 3 replies

straw bale house

Waterproofing before plaster application??

2 years ago 6 replies 1

tiny house

Anyone able to give suggestions or sketch for an 8 person tiny house in a long layout?

2 years ago 33 replies 2 17 7

natural building

Cob vs Hempcrete?

2 years ago 2 replies 1

greenhouses

Need advise on how to build 6’ high shelf for water barrels.

2 years ago 9 replies 1

greenhouses

My fan-coil active thermal mass greenhouse is finally operating!

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tiny house

Temporary cheap heating

2 years ago 5 replies 1

natural building

Well's Rating for Evaluating Buildings

2 years ago 6 replies 1 2

natural building

Breathable buildings in wet climates

2 years ago 5 replies 1 2

roundwood and timber framing

Using gum rounds for building - need to know?

2 years ago 1 reply

toilet alternatives

Book about sanitation in 19th Century England?

2 years ago 2 replies

rainwater catchment

Bioremediation of Dodgy IBC Totes?

2 years ago 3 replies 1
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