Strauss Concept. Hempcrete Could Change The Way We Build Everything. When it comes to new and sustainable housing ideas, it seems to always be about creating a more efficient home in terms of insulation, lighting, electricity, etc. Mainstream belief on the subject would have you believe that top corporations and government projects are working with the best possible technology to bring forth solutions that work and are going to be great for the environment. If that was truly the case, I can guarantee you that the whole world would be using Hempcrete right now. Haven’t heard of it? I’m not too surprised. First off, what is Hempcrete? Since lime is the binding material, builders do not have to heat up the lime as much as a supplier would need to in the industrial creation of concrete. Conservation when producing Hempcrete vs. concrete. Hempcrete is a much more superior building material due to the fact that it is a very strong, lightweight and breathable material.
Petrify but is still incredibly strong. Systems : Water From the Sky. Featured Comfort in Any Climate To learn the basic principles of radiant solar energy, observe a dog. In the summer he lies in the s.. Earthship 101 DVD Earthships 101 is a 10 minute overview of the basic Earthship systems, types of buildings and Earths.. Earthship Gift Special Earthship Volumes I The determining factors of the Earthship concept. Water From the Sky The volume of water on this planet is finite while human population continues to swell. Make your own bird cake for the garden | The Eden Project Blog. November 9, 2012 Author: Hannah These bird feeders not only attract birds to your garden; they’re also fun for kids to make. Use this simple bird cake (or ‘fat ball’) recipe as a way of feeding birds throughout the winter when bugs and berries are scarce. What you need (makes several) 5 digestive biscuits1 cup bird seeds or peanutsHalf a pack of lardPine cones (optional)String (optional) How to make the bird cakes There are several ways to make these cakes.
To make the bird cake mixture Crush the biscuits in a mixing bowl using the back of a wooden spoon – and set aside.Do the same with the seeds or peanuts.Cut the lard into small pieces.Mix the biscuits, seeds or peanuts and the lard together in the bowl. To make free standing bird cakes Take handfuls of the mixture and form into small cake shapes with your fingers. To make hanging bird cakes If you have pine cones to hand, first make that their scales have opened out, because the bird cake mix needs space to stick. Why feed the birds? Tag: Insect Hotels. Insect Hotels Provide a home to pollinators and pest controllers. Tidy gardens, lawns and lack of dead wood, mean less and less habitat for wild bees, spiders and ladybugs.
A wildlife stack can harbor numerous beneficial insects and amphibians. This habitat was made up entirely of recycled materials, the support is made up of old pallets. Image copyright: Cheshire Wildlife Trust, cheshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Wildlife stack. Bug hotel in Oakham, UK at the Lyndon Nature Reserve, built by Paul Stammers and Michelle Househam. Solitary bees like sun. Insect hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Insect hotel at the Heimanshof, North Holland.Many solitary bees are very small and you may not have realised they are bees. Insect home or bug bank, on the grounds of Oxburgh Hall in North Norfolk. Insect hotel in Helmsley, UK. Solitary bees are different from social bees (such as honey bees) in that every female is fertile and makes individual nest cells for her offspring. Insect hotel in Hoofddorf, Holland. How to build an insect home | The Eden Project Blog. December 10, 2012 Author: Hannah At our Freaky Nature with Bugs event this half-term (28 May – 2 June 2013), get the low down on the good, the bad and the ugly of the bug world; discover which bugs are plant-friendly and which definitely aren’t!
Why not try making your own insect home – or ‘hotel’ – out of junk, to give bugs somewhere to live? They’ll repay you when they help control pests and even pollinate your plants. What you need You can get creative with these insect homes, as there are no rules. Recycled stuff Wooden pallets (These are essential – try asking at industrial sites and builders’ yards for free pallets.)Plastic bottlesBroken bricks and tilesStone chippingsBroken plant potsCorrugated cardboardDrainpipes Natural materials Logs and twigsRotting woodSpare rolls of turfDry leavesBarkHollow plant stemsStraw and hayBamboo canes How to build your insect home Tips on how to make an insect home with your community group Comments: 3 comments Categories: Biodiversity, Community, Gardening.
EIE Lorraine | Espace Info Energie en Lorraine. A Low Impact Woodland Home. Cob (material) Building a wall out of cob. Cob, cobb or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, some kind of fibrous or organic material (straw) and earth. Cob is fireproof, resistant to seismic activity,[1] and inexpensive.
It can be used to create artistic, sculptural forms and has been revived in recent years by the natural building and sustainability movements. In technical building and engineering documents such as the Uniform Building Code, cob may be referred to as an "unburned clay masonry" when used in a structural context. It might also be referred to as an "aggregate" in non-structural contexts, such as a "clay and sand aggregate" or more simply an "organic aggregate," such as where the cob is an insulating filler between pole and beam construction. 'Cob stitch' repair on old traditional cob cottage in Devon, England Cob is an ancient building material, that may have been used for building since prehistoric times. The Cob Builders Handbook. Rocket stove. A small manufactured rocket cooking stove A rocket stove A rocket stove is an efficient cooking stove using small diameter wood fuel which is burned in a simple high-temperature combustion chamber containing a vertical chimney and a secondary air supply which ensures almost complete combustion prior to the flames reaching the cooking surface.
The principles were described by Dr. Larry Winiarski from Aprovecho in 1982 and stoves based on this design won Ashden Awards in both 2005 and 2006. Interest in rocket stoves has led to the development of rocket mass heaters and other innovations. Design[edit] A rocket stove achieves efficient combustion of the fuel at a high temperature by ensuring a good air draft into the fire, controlled use of fuel, complete combustion of volatiles, and efficient use of the resultant heat. A rocket stove's main components are: The fuel magazine can be horizontal, with additional fuel added manually, or vertical, with fuel automatically fed.
Recent Adaptations[edit] Rocketstove.org. Jihyun Ryou’s Save Food From The Fridge. Jihyun Ryou - Save food from the fridge: Shaping traditional oral knowledge | TEDxEutropolis - Ideas make borders fade - 4th of February 2012 Muziekodroom, Hasselt.