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Construcción hi-tech con materiales de antes: paja y adobe
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Como el inglés, el castellano es un idioma que trata a la paja, un material de legendaria versatilidad, de manera despectiva. Y, si hay que hacer caso a la fábula de los tres cerditos, la paja podría ser lo menos apropiado para la construcción.Enseñamos ...
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2 months, 2 weeks ago by: nicolas.boullosa staff comments
Modern hobbit house: a tiny cob home
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It's estimated that half of the world's population lives in earth buildings, but for many countries this type of architecture was until recently fairly rare. Now materials like rammed earth, cob, compressed earth and mud brick are experiencing a comeback.A modern cob home- Cobtun House- in England ...
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9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Building with straw bale, recycled bottles & urbanite
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Straw + clay + water = cob, an old construction technique that can be used for walls, benches and entire homes. The folks at the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, California are mixing it with their hands and feet and using it to rebuild their intern center- a project taking shape from recycled ...
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1 year ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
