Chinmay Pareek of Brzee Studio sent me more information about their natural building projects in India that I recently posted images of here. Brzee Studio is based in Jaipur, India and wants to break the noxious cycle exploiting Mother Earth … Continue reading →
Steve Demarest took advantage of the huge boulders covering his land in the Cascade Mountains to build a home that is part cave and part megalith dwelling. The location was originally a cave where his children played, but when they … Continue reading →
Over a decade ago there was an active Natural Building Network that maintained a website with a membership directory where natural builders could find each other and communicate. There was a board of directors that coordinated the organization as a … Continue reading →
Chinmay Pareek of Brzee Studio in India just sent me some construction photos of his current projects. These are in Rajasthan: These from Uttarakhand: You can see more of the work of Brzee Studio on these posts: Brzee Studio Earthbag … Continue reading →
The walls in Gregory Ferembach’s public housing building are lined with one of nature’s best insulation materials: hemp. “We’re never cold in winter,” Ferembach said in French. “The kids walk around barefoot all the time, or even in their underwear.” … Continue reading →
The Stoltz Bluff Eco-Retreat is a monolithic cob house that’s completely off-grid. It has a 1-kilowatt solar power system and a backup generator for electricity, a propane radiant in-floor heating system and a Rumford fireplace for heat, and a constructed … Continue reading →