San Francisco hotel uses rooftop for honeybees, herbs, & produce by Kirsten Dirksen on October 15, 2010 San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel opened one year to the day after the 1906 earthquake and since then it’s hosted a …
Natural buildings don’t melt, no matter how rainy it gets by Kirsten Dirksen on October 14, 2010 With all the videos I’ve done on earth buildings (like the tiny cob cottage in North Carolina or the mudbrick …
A downtown live/work dream house (with roof deck for naps) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2010 Alan Cohen’s commute used to take 20 to 25 minutes every morning. Now it takes 30 seconds, or however long …
Choosing a natural building material: cob, straw, a blend… by Kirsten Dirksen on October 11, 2010 You may find cob cottages particularly cute, but taste isn’t reason enough to choose one natural building material over another. …
Cómo construir una casa móvil por menos de 3.500 dólares by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2010 Siguiendo la costa, el norte de la Bahía de San Francisco alberga al residencial y bienestante condado de Marin, al …
Simple life Manhattan: a 90-square-foot microstudio by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2010 By choosing a studio that measures just 12 feet by 7 feet, Felice Cohen can afford to live in Manhattan’s …
Natural building codes: some straw bale, but little for cob by Kirsten Dirksen on October 5, 2010 There’s plenty of historical evidence that natural buildings hold up to time- witness the adobe California Missions or the 13th-century …
Potty diaries: my European method & a slow, simple approach by Kirsten Dirksen on October 1, 2010 My 15-month-old asked to go poop yesterday. It sounds young, but I wasn’t really trying to train her yet. Though …
How to build a straw bale wall: natural building expert tips by Kirsten Dirksen on September 30, 2010 Bales of straw may seem a bit simple, but they’re very effective for building a home. “Walls go up very …
Building your own bioclimatic home from earth and straw by Kirsten Dirksen on September 27, 2010 With very little instruction, anyone can build their own home, or so argues natural building expert Michael G. Smith. Since …
