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Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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wofati 0.8 - cooper cabin

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Making a paper clay dollhouse/castle

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tree bog vs. dry outhouse

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Greenhouse Rocket Stove

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double chamber cob oven plans - download

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I'm finally getting a greenhouse

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french drain pipe - not for water from above?

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toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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stone work

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My green/hoop-house thingy build

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Lead Paint on the ceiling of a Kitchen with a Wood Cook Stove

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What do you sit on, and why does it matter, and much more?

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Skiddable Work Shack

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finishes

Is the tar from the mid-1800's the same stuff as today?

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Most cost effective small building technique

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Existing potable water cistern

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Help me design a very small bucket outhouse

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plumbing

My plumber just earned £2280/hour... not sure whether to be pleased or not

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rainwater catchment

Ways to get water for low cost/free to offset costs?

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electrical

Off grid A/C solutions?

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natural building

Very thin insulation and flooring?

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Experimenting with the willow feeder idea...

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fencing

fencing or barrier to withstand vehicles

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rainwater catchment

How do you know your water is clean?

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roundwood and timber framing

Question about load bearing capacity of structure

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tiny house

My new tiny house Masonry heater build

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640 square ft. modified shed to cozy cabin

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earthen floor

dirt floor in a bomb shelter

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tiny house

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tiny house

Shed style tiny house (not THOW) please help me avoid reinventing the wheel/tell me what you learned

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straw bale house

A new approach to *truly* affordable housing...

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toilet alternatives

Vermitoilet issue after ~3 years

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Skiddable Work Shack

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woodworking

Free eBook: The Art of Woodworking for Sustainable Living!

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grey water

ptfe-free pipe sealants, pipe dope. How to diy or product recommendations

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rainwater catchment

benefits of rainfall collection

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greenhouses

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rainwater catchment

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cob

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Walipini greenhouse

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A House Built of Bottles

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Concrete slabs

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roundwood and timber framing

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stone work

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cob

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greenhouses

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