Living Off the Grid: Free Yourself. Index. Tir Ysbrydol (Spirit Land) Tir Ysbrydol is a very low impact embryonic community dedicated to developing our relationship with the earth and nature spirits, and each other, to fully realise our potential as cosmic spiritual beings. We take seriously our responsibilities at this critical time in the universe to work to raise our vibration as we approach 2012. We aim to live as simply and comfortably as possible, and have fun. Currently negotiating with the planners, we hope to be able to expand in the near future, and at present have space for visitors and people interested in helping or joining us. Please leave a message on 01239 821099 if you want to get in touch. Brithdir Mawr. Matavenero-inicio. Ecovillage. A Model For Sustainable Living Within the Findhorn Ecovillage at The Park, sustainable values are expressed in the built environment through our ecological houses, innovative use of building materials such as local stone and straw bales, the beauty in the architecture and gardens, and applied technology in the Living Machine sewage treatment facility and electricity-generating wind turbines.
Sustainable values are also expressed in the community’s social, economic and educational initiatives. Cloughjordan. Cloughjordan Cloughjordan is an ecovillage in the process of being established in Co Tipperary, Ireland. We visited in Jan 2013 as guests of Pat and Wendy Malone, and here are a few photos from the visit. The Village has planning permission for 130 dwellings, of which about fifty are currently built or being built. Sites are for sale on the open market, and are selling much more slowly after the economic downturn.
It is interesting to see how the initial vision and planning regime for different ecovillages results in different emphases. In a highly sophisticated boiler, or, in the sunnier times of year, heated in Ireland's largest solar water heating panel installation, then sent down piping costing about 60 euros per metre to all the houses. The Village hopes to attract small businesses. The community farm is well organised on biodynamic principles, and has outside fields, polytunnels and an orchard. Back to home. Index. Take a Tour of 'That Roundhouse' built by Tony Wrench & Faith. A beautiful cob home in England. Which means, "Where are you going? It's getting dark, so come in and take a drink". If you're interested in English accents you can listen to the Somerset accent on the BBC The home is the work of Lisa and Rich who built the house with clay from the stream that runs just out of view in this picture.
They collected roundwood of Pine and Hawthorne thinned from the local woodlands to build the frame of the home. If you want to build with cob then you must test the quality of your clay. Make compact balls of the mixes about 6cm diameter. Simon Dale: How I built my hobbit house in Wales for just £3,000. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 21:26 EDT, 21 September 2011 Fed up with huge mortgage payments, Simon Dale decided to take matters into his own hands – literally. Armed with only a chisel, a chainsaw and a hammer, the 32-year-old moved his family to a hillside in Wales and started digging.
The result is a wooden eco-home – constructed in four months and costing just £3,000 – which would look perfectly at ease alongside the Hobbit houses in The Lord Of The Rings. Finished article: Simon Dale's family home which he built in four months for a cost of £3,000 Nestled: The moon rises on the house which is roofed with grass and blends in to its woodland surroundings Cosy home: The house is heated by a wood burner and a solar panel provides power Mr Dale, who has no experience in carpentry or architecture, created his sustainable family home using scrap wood for floors, materials scavenged from skips and by diverting water from a nearby spring.
From scratch: Simon Dale building his 'hobbit house'