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Related: Subterranean & Earth Sheltered • CordwoodLooking for a new house? Eco-friendly underground home on the market in Md. posted Categories: Homes / Dwellings FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV If you're looking for a new place to live, this home on the market in Prince George's County in Maryland will probably give you a double take after you look at it. What makes it stand out is that the home is partially underground. Is Cordwood Masonry "Green?" by Rob Roy I write a Q and A column about cordwood masonry for Kelly Hart's excellent Green Home Building website, www.greenhomebuilding.com Recently, the following question came in, and I got so caught up in it that I called BackHome magazine editor Richard Freudenberger to see if he'd like to see it expanded into an article. So here it is. Question from Anonymous: How can you consider cordwood as "green" when it uses so much cement in the mortar? Great question, one I'm glad to have the opportunity to answer. First, I guess we have to come up with some sort of definition about what "green" means, with regard to building.
Eccentric Aesthetics: DIY Eco-Friendly Earthbag Homes The phrase “form follows function” has morphed in meaning over time and is, perhaps rightly, open to interpretation. One interesting extension of this idea is that the form of a building can follow the functions of its constituent parts – that the visual result can reflect the process of construction and that this, in turn, makes the architecture more educational or “honest” – a way to learn the history of a building simply by taking a look at how it was made. In addition to their do-it-yourself, easy-to-build and other sustainability-related benefits, “earth bag” homes – constructed of bags filled with local dirt, mud, sand and/or rock – are also potentially extremely expressive as works of design. Their structural properties and the ways in which they are stacked certainly preclude some design possibilities but they enable others.
Earth Sheltered Earth Sheltered Homes "Another type of building is emerging: one that actually heals the scars of its own construction. It conserves rainwater and fuel and it provides a habitat for creatures other than the human one. Nifty Homestead Cordwood homes and barns: Also known as stack wall, log end, stovewood or cordwood masonry. If you do the labor yourself, and use wood from your property, this is a very inexpensive and environmentally friendly way to own a home. Alan Adolphson’s Cordwood Home in Hope, Maine The whole house is built with 14″ Aspen (poplar). All the walls are load bearing. Scandinavian Homes Like Real-Life Hobbit Houses Curb appeal: cozy exterior, extensive windows, and a green roof? These adorable homes prove that a grassy canopy can make the perfect ceiling addition to any house. Green roofs are traditional in many Nordic countries throughout Europe, so much so that there is an annual competition to determine the best green roof project, which is hosted by the Scandinavian Green Roof Association (SGRA). These images feature some of the most stunning living roofs that can be found around the area.
Cordwood For Beginners - Accidental Hippies Cordwood Masonry is great for DIY builders but requires knowledge and practice to do successfully. Here we’ll provide you the valuable resources we used to get our building off the ground and show you some tricks we learned along the way. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links! Buying through my affiliate links provides me with a small commission, and you don’t pay a dime extra! By making a purchase through our affiliate links, you help keep this blog and homestead project going, so thank you!
Cody Lundin’s Sustainable Home There is an increasing need for change when it comes to living conditions. A real-estate bubble always lurking by and fossil fuels prices as volatile as they are, can get you thinking about living off-the-grid. Meet the most fascinating passive solar earth home there is. The owner, Cody Lundin, is living a unique lifestyle for over 20 years, in which he embraced the natural world and wildness around him. Studio Gang – Merging a Traditional Building Method with Commercial Construction Technology While we envisioned using glass for its transparency, we also wanted the design to resonate with the vernacular of the local architecture and relate to the Georgian brick language of the campus. Yet, while Kalamazoo College has a strong history of social justice leadership that dates back to its founding, much of its campus is comprised of buildings whose style evokes colonial- and plantation-era attitudes. Looking to identify more socially conscious and environmentally sustainable alternatives, we explored local building traditions. Cordwood masonry appealed to us as a sustainable, more democratic, socially and environmentally friendly method of construction. As a collaborative building process that allows people with a wide range of abilities and strengths to participate in construction, cordwood masonry embodies the values the Arcus Center was founded on.
$50 and Up Underground House Book – Underground Housing and Shelter Here is what Home & Garden Network (HGTV) had to say about Mike Oehler's underground house, on a special called "The Subterraneans", which has aired frequently. (Check your schedule for future airings): "This guy literally wrote the book on subterranean housing and sold more than (105,000) copies of The $50 & Up Underground House Book. He lives in his own creation. It's a little snug but it's custom built and has all the creature comforts. You can barely see it, a dream get away nestled deep in the mountains of scenic Northern Idaho on 40 acres of land.