Tiny Houses The Tiny House movement has spawned many ideas about downsizing that may be useful to those who have need of a mortgage free smaller...
Hi all, My single man house project has been coming well. I'm at the 50% mark. Things that only delays this project are personal laziness and...
I have been looking into getting off the grid for some time now, and am down to the last 6 months before my "time runs out" (job situation hurries up...
Earthships are self sufficient homes built out of natural and recycled materials often using tires ,aluminum cans and dirt. They are oriented to...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7854825/New-Zealand-mountain-village-for-sale-for-470000.html
Has anyone constructed a faraday cage? Could a truck with a metal rear cabin be used? Though the panels will probably be made of aluminium, the...
Many years ago, I played around on CAD, drawing a cool home design. The front of the home was a big arc (section of a circle) with passive solar, and...
Though a solo fortress of solitude has its appeal as the time of Chaos approacheth, my druthers lead me to find convivial and compatible compatriots...
Shelter can be mobile or fixed. Some significant problems with building tiny homes are the local building code regulations. If you can supply...
My study of this topic is ongoing and has been very shocking to me! I stumbled onto this body of ancient knowledge because of my new partner. He...
We will build a New Oasis for Life in Canada Since 2003, Lifechanyuan has been running for fourteen years. We established our first branch in...
I thought I'd share this with everyone. He builds a home using stone tools. Pretty fascinating IMO. ...
This woman builds this impressive semi-underground home with basically a machete and little else. It's absolutely amazing. I've never seen anything...
This thread is dedicated to telling my and your story of how we're are returning to the land.... Cause over the years as I traveled in rural...
Air Crete Dome Homes – Video By Robert May 13, 2017 Nothing to do with the coming ice age, but I find this concept...
Some quick info on a Geodesic dome builder I had laying around: http://www.domeincorporated.com/dome-home-plans.html Dome Incorporated -...
I looked but didn't see this vid posted yet. I think it is genius. hG0aRjKDnKo
I decided we are far enough along that we could share my husband's modified A-frame that we are building. He was just going to make an A-frame, but,...
The Energetics behind the Design of Ancient Architecture revealed through 4D Computer Simulations. In total four 3D shapes were tested :- (1) a...
I just love these! Near Black Mountain, NC...my old college-days' tromping grounds... http://www.rrylander.com/index.htm Remember to click all...
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Came across this video the other day, and I was quite amazed. Watch this young man build a house from whats around him, with hand made tools. ...
I'm taking a class on January 15th on how to build a log home with primitive methods for $10-$20K in materials. Anyone interested in attending? Has...
A British man has created an island home in the Caribbean - with 120,000 plastic bottles. Richard 'Rishi' Sowar used the rubbish that would...
Howdy. I'm new to this forum; I would have posted this in the "living off the grid" section but it wouldn't let me. I'm building a couple 12' by...
My daughter and I built a teepee last summer (her first big project on her sewing machine.) This is not a "living" structure, but a kid's "fort" and...
I built it two days ago at the camp to protect cold air while sleeping. Blocking air movement is simple technique of emergency shelter construction.
todays issue of USA has an article on Passive Solar Houses from Germany that use up to 90 percent less energy. Construction cost is about 8%...
Was searching forum but didnt find this post, so i decided to post this interesting concept here. human imagination can be really awesome :) ...
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