People left cave homes. He restored ancestors’ underground town by Kirsten Dirksen on May 15, 2022 Rubén Mendi is a giant pumpkin grower who has consistently broken world records, holding several of the heaviest, most gorgeous specimens …
Family builds twin underground homes in ancient mountain farm by Kirsten Dirksen on February 28, 2022 René Douma and his mom Marianne began building houses into the hillside on the family farm without any experience in …
Cork-clad home uses Trombe Wall & circular vents as free A/C by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2021 When Nancy and her husband found a lot at the edge of Catalonia’s Garraf forest, they wanted a home that …
Passivhaus rooftop flat adds level to 1930’s Mexico City home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 7, 2018 Alejandro Herrera was commuting two hours each way into Mexico City for architecture school when he turned a vacant rooftop …
Designer builds efficient off-grid Passive House in Colorado by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2017 Twenty years ago Andrew Michler bought a $60,000 solar shack in the Colorado mountains that “immediately fell apart” and inspired …
Japanese-inspired charred wood tiny home in Ohio town by Kirsten Dirksen on April 6, 2015 When Alex Melamed and his wife moved to the traditional brick and mortar town of Yellow Springs, Ohio they built …
10 casas pasivas: más rendimiento ambiental, menos energía by Nicolás Boullosa on December 31, 2013 En arquitectura, el término “pasivo” no tiene connotaciones negativas. Al contrario: “Passivhaus“, o “casa pasiva” en alemán, es un estándar …
Casa domótica minimalista de un veterano hacker californiano by Nicolás Boullosa on January 3, 2012 En los 70, un reconocido ingeniero averiguó que la empresa donde trabajaba se trasladaba a una oficina sin luz natural. …
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 …
