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 …
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. …
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 …
10 inspiradores de la frugalidad y la vida sencilla by Nicolás Boullosa on October 6, 2010 En el verano de 2009, Robert Siegel, locutor radiofónico de la emisora estadounidense NPR -respetada por su tono editorial, laico …
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 …
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 …
LifeEdited: cut space, stuff, media, friends and be happier by Kirsten Dirksen on September 9, 2010 If the 20th century was about supersizing our food, stuff, cars and homes, the 21st century- according to TreeHugger.com founder …
The campaign for goats in your backyard and the White House by Kirsten Dirksen on August 16, 2010 They’re as playful as dogs and they also provide milk, and if you choose, meat. Backyard goats may not have …
