De agrícola a residencial: establos reconvertidos en vivienda by Nicolás Boullosa on December 13, 2016 Corrales de vacas al abrigo de la Sierra de Gredos reconvertidos en retiro productivo, paneras asturianas sobre gruesos pilares cónicos …
Real Goods homestead eco-pioneer shares experience/lifestyle by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2016 In 1971, a 22-year-old John Schaeffer, inspired by Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, moved onto a 300-acre commune …
Using solar, cob, hemp-crete in stunning off-grid compound by Kirsten Dirksen on July 20, 2013 In 1980 a group of architect friends who wanted to “change the way people build houses and communities” founded a …
Diseño de la "casa de 300 dólares": los proyectos ganadores by Nicolás Boullosa on June 21, 2011 Todo empezó con una entrada de blog en Harvard Business Review (26 de agosto de 2010). En ella, un profesor y un especialista en marketing proponían a la …
10 invenciones del pasado con un gran futuro verde by Nicolás Boullosa on December 15, 2010 ¿En qué se parecen una nevera que no usa electricidad ni tiene partes mecánicas móviles y un botijo? Recopilamos una …
A no-VOC earth plaster for a breathable, bioclimatic home by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2010 Modern homes are often built so air-tight to provide good insulation that they don’t allow for fresh air to enter. …
Natural building: water-resistant earthen floors don’t off-gas by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2010 Earthen floors are growing in popularity not simply because they forgo non-renewable resources, but because they have an aesthetic appeal …
Natural building myths: tiny homes & green roofs by Kirsten Dirksen on October 26, 2010 The most attention-getting natural homes are often small and topped with a turf roof (see tiny cob cottages in Wales …
Earth-built passive solar home: cob (south), strawbale (north) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 18, 2010 Passive solar design dates back over 2 and a half millennia to the ancient Greeks and Chinese; it not only …
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 …
