Mesh Bag Details. Earthbag Building Videos. Natural Building. Earthbag Building How-to Videos. Earthbag Dome Workshop in Tepoztlan, Mexico The focus of this workshop was building in a way that connected the structure and the people to the energy flows of the universe.
Stella reminded participants to use all of their six senses to touch, listen, taste, smell, see, and intuit their surroundings. Google Image Result for. Google Image Result for. Vertecology » Transform Any Space into an Ecological Garden. Appropriate Building Materials: a Catalogue of Potential Solutions: Examples of building systems: Bamboo houses. • The examples of bamboo houses shown on the following pages are taken from the excellently illustrated bamboo construction manual by Oscar Hidalgo Lopez (Bibl. 24.07). • All the structural components and most of the non-structural parts (floors and wall cladding) are made of bamboo.
Only very little timber is used and the roof covering can be of any suitable, locally available material (eg thatch, fibre concrete, ferrocement, metal sheeting, cement mortar, or even stabilized, water-resistant soil mortar). • The bamboo components are joined either by means of lashing materials, dowels, bolts or nails. A great number of possible bamboo connections is shown in the construction manual. • On account of its low resistance to biological attack and fire, protective measures are necessary (see section on Bamboo).
Further information: Oscar Hidalgo Lopez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Apartado Aereo 54118, Bogota, Colombia. Traditional Bamboo Floating Homes Updated. A Vietnamese architecture firm with a portfolio of modern public buildings has turned its hand to perfecting indigenous low-cost houses.
In contrast to the very-low-cost housing ideas we’ve covered recently, this one relies mainly on a local material that can be grown sustainably: bamboo. It’s a modular design which they say could be mass-produced; on the other hand, individual units could also be owner-built on site. BUILDING CHEAP - INTERLOCKING SOLUTIONS _OTINDO.mov.
Lawton's Guide To Permaculture Design and Strategy - Part 1. Lawton's Guide To Permaculture Design and Strategy - Part 2. Lawton's Guide To Permaculture Design and Strategy - Part 3. Lawton's Guide To Permaculture Design and Strategy - Part 4. Lawton's Guide To Permaculture Design and Strategy - Part 5. Episode one Tiny house build how to. Tiny House Tour Sonoma County CA Aug 19th 2012. Appropriate building materials: Examples of roof materials: Bamboo and wood shingles. Examples of roof materials Earth reel roofs • This roof construction system is suitable for sloping and flat roofs. • Its density and heat retaining capacity make it well suited for hot dry or highland regions, where days are hot and nights are cool. • The main component is a reel, made by rolling long vegetable fibrous material (generally straw) and a wet clayey soil around a wooden spindle (3 - 5 cm 0, 80 - 100 cm long). • The reels are laid between the timber purlins when still moist and pressed against each other, the space between them being filled with a fibre-soil mix. • After drying, the cracks are filled with a mud slurry, on top of which a 2 cm layer of soil, stabilized with finely chopped fibres and lime is applied. • Finally, the roof is covered with a bitumen roofing felt and a layer of sand or fine gravel. • On account of the large proportion of vegetable fibres and timber, the risk of termite attack is great.
Further information: Bibl. 02.19, 23.24. Soil brick roof Clay tile roofs. Sourabh Phadke. Clay-slip straw Wattle & Daub. Two variations in Tense-wattle & daub. Our Earthbag House - How to buid a fortress on the cheap. A Natural Builder Creates an Ecovillage. Building with Cob: Post-Collapse Solution for Shelter. Earth Walls: Cob and Straw Bale Construction in Wisconsin. Alternative Living. Eco-homes: Living the good life. Crystal Waters Ecovillage. Dancing Rabbit EcoVillage Presentation by Tony Sirna Pt 1 of 2. Dancing Rabbit EcoVillage Presentation by Tony Sirna Part 2 of 2. Ecovillages and Permaculture: a reference model for sustainable consumption? American WWOOFing at Felipe's with an Interview: Sharing Positive Vibes and Ideas. Make seed starting pots out of newspaper!
Aquaponics. This past weekend I had the privilege of meeting Will Allen of Growing Power.
Those of you who aren’t familiar with him, he has been growing food on a 3 acre parcel of land he grows 100,000 talapia, $300,000 of produce, has 500 laying hens and a dozen goats. He came to North Carolina to do a hands on workshop where we erected a 48′ long hoop house and built an aquaponics system. Here is a video and below will be some photos from the weekend: Recently I have been looking into aquaponics to start growing talapia in the planning phase of a larger urban agriculture project I am working on. I found this great video tour of an automated system that is setup in a tiny greenhouse. Recently I have been talking with several folks here in Charlotte about aquaponics. Dutch Bucket Hydroponics - How It Works & How to Make Your Own Buckets. Update Dutch Bucket Hydroponic Tomatoes Oct 2012 HD.
Aquaponics How To : How much space is required for an Aquaponics System. Well that depends on how big a system you want to build and what you make the system out of.
We are always being asked how big a system do I need to feed a family of four - the answer is how much does a family of four eat! Consider, how many fish do you want and how many plants do you want to grow. A 1,000 litre (264 US Gallons) tank in your aquaponics system will support between 50 and 80 fish. That will support between 1,200 (317 US Gallons) and 1,800 litres (475 US Gallons) of grow beds taken that the grow beds are about 300 millimeter (12 inches) deep. Can You Feed Your Family With Aquaponics?
Building an ibc aquaponic system. Seed Saving Handbook: Learn How to Save Seeds From Common Garden Vegetables—Free!