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Best of this year in natural building

Preliminary ideas for housing 6 Boots

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Window quilts (or other window insulation solutions) for Allerton Abbey (Wofati 0.7) at Wheaton Labs

Scandanavian pine tree preservation technique

What is "Appropriate Technology"?

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

best way to insulate vaulted ceiling?

Driveway necessary really??

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

Winter preparation for living in a trailer!

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

My Old Log Cabin

Alternatives to petroleum based insulation for basements

woodfired...sink?

Natural Air Conditioning

Microhome Addition

Can you buy natural paint for inside walls?

Alternatives to concrete footing

19 skiddable structures microdoc - now FREE for a while

Rammed Earth Tests

An interview with Jasmine Dale, co-builder of the Hobbit House

What are these doors?

6 inch stacked cordwood cabin. Will it work?

Attic insulation

wattle and daub in old Portuguese building

How to make a floor out of soil?

Building my first house

Seaweed thatch roofs

Anyone have experience or opinions about "EZ Log" type buildings?

locally producable insulation that does not rot

gravel/woodchip for road and path.

Brick Making Machine Help

Metal framed home, natural-built end walls?

Building a Timber Framed House on Dry Stack Foundation

"Commercial" buildings and the Department of Making You Sad

Alternative greywater systems

Off grid container cabin in a native forest

sod retaining wall

Natural building advice for a beginner building in zone 4 VT?

hempcrete (life cycle analysis)

Bricks made from whole beer bottles and adobe / stabilized earth

Will Sand Gravel Suffice For French Drain?

unfinished building, mold on underside of roof plywood, is this a problem?

Nature Playground Ideas

Underground vs Basement House

Treating Exterior Wooden Walls

Advice on Where to Start with Earthen Construction

Elora Hardy builds Magical Houses, Made of Bamboo in Bali- a TED Talk

How to find wood to reclaim? Looking for tips on finding reclaimed wood/lumber (in SE Oklahoma)

Conflicting Opinions on the use of Cob in Vermont - Any Thoughts?

ICC IWUIC (2012): International Wildland-Urban Interface Code

foundation for a two floor wooden house

Limecrete floor

Land in a flood plain with access to spring fed creek in Missouri Ozarks

Root Cellar/Storm Shelter on Bedrock

Fungi fruiting bodies coming out of deck

Owner-Builder Friendly Earthship?

reconstructing 3400 year old double wattle wall with clay slip hay insulation (video)

Adobe Bricks vs. Earthbag or...

Taking care of wall moss

Top Forums

digital market

building

permaculture artisans

skip

growies

ungarbage

critters

homesteading

energy

monies

community

wilderness

regional

permies.com

projects

global resources

kitchen

education