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Natural and Off-Grid Building

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greenhouses

Medieval Korean oiled-paper greenhouses

4 months ago 15 replies 1 7

natural building

Anyone in Oklahoma interested in natural building?

4 months ago 2 replies

earthship

Looking for a earthship designer/engineer

4 months ago 10 replies 2

thermal mass

Negative CO₂ cement factory in Norway

4 months ago 3 replies

straw bale house

Straw Light Clay Insulating Block Experiment

4 months ago 28 replies 36 7

earthen floor

Tile covered earthen floor

4 months ago 18 replies 20 2

roundwood and timber framing

Untreated Pine Poles

4 months ago 48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 1

cob

Cob building questions

4 months ago 6 replies

natural building

Wood green roof

4 months ago 20 replies 7 6

tiny house

Tiny homes in RV parks

4 months ago 3 replies

toilet alternatives

Loveable Loo Thoughts: Larger receptables to allow for a larger toilet seat?

4 months ago 4 replies 3 3

earthen floor

Alternatives to boiled linseed oil for earthen floors

4 months ago 24 replies 2

natural building

Light Clay Straw build with Timber Frame - new to this scene and looking for some tips!

4 months ago 2 replies 1

greenhouses

heating greenhouse

4 months ago 4 replies 1 2

greenhouses

Help ideas please! Convert pool to aquaculture, build greenhouse next to it sync both aquaponicly

4 months ago 8 replies 1

roundwood and timber framing

Ringbarking & Blæking

4 months ago 26 replies 10 15

greenhouses

Rate my Custom Home/Greenhouse Homestead Idea - Sketchup Model Included

4 months ago 5 replies 14 2

wofati and earth berm

Russian Fruit Trenches

4 months ago 25 replies 8

earthship

Tire foundation. Covering holes in the top row of tires

4 months ago 7 replies 1

kit buildings

Looking for Building Ideas: Kits and Pre-Fabs

4 months ago 14 replies

grey water

Permies Poll: Do you utilize Grey Water on your homestead?

4 months ago 1 9

natural building

Fastest natural building options

4 months ago 10 replies 3

natural building

Impossible dream or realistic scenario?

4 months ago 29 replies 14 9

wofati and earth berm

Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

4 months ago 51 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 48

natural building

Aging Asphalt Shingles to Light Weight Green Roof

4 months ago 8 replies

roundwood and timber framing

troubleshooting a roundwood dome frame design

4 months ago 17 replies 7 2

natural building

cleaning/re-finishing limewashed natural plaster - how to make it shiny

4 months ago 1 reply

woodworking

Solid hardwood floors following the natural curve of the wood

4 months ago 34 replies 1 2 10

woodworking

DIY Treated lumber

5 months ago 19 replies 2 4

toilet alternatives

Options for back country septic in Vermont?

5 months ago 7 replies

roundwood and timber framing

How to Make a Round Oak Window

5 months ago 0 replies 1

woodworking

Cobblewood/endgrain floor

5 months ago 3 replies

cob

Idea generation for a house...

5 months ago 18 replies 2 5 8

grey water

where to get Oasis liquid all purpose/manual dish washing liquid soap? order via Amazon got cancelld

5 months ago 6 replies 1 2

fencing

Living fence using willow...options? Is using weeping willow feasible?

5 months ago 10 replies 1 2

natural building

Building permits/zoning for earthhomes

5 months ago 14 replies 1

earthship

Let's build earth ships? Northern California

5 months ago 3 replies

plumbing

need help choosing a pressure tank

5 months ago 18 replies 1

natural building

Gothic arch home that bypasses building codes!

5 months ago 14 replies 1 1

passive solar

Solar Houser Build

5 months ago 3 replies

natural building

Planing a new Tiny house cabin in a slope terrain [Sketch model and Foundation brainstorm]

5 months ago 6 replies 1 5

stone work

Sources of free rocks/stones

5 months ago 23 replies 4 9

natural building

Insulation materials for an existing house

11 years ago 25 replies 5
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