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Natural homes built by inspirational people and their advice...

Natural homes built by inspirational people and their advice...
Jon runs Pun Pun an organic farm, seed-saving operation, and sustainable living and learning centre. At Pun Pun they use ancient natural building techniques with readily available, local, natural materials with little embodied energy and salvaged materials to make homes, a practical and affordable alternative to resource intensive conventional building. Jon says, "I want to be equal to animals. The bird makes a nest in one or two days; the rat digs a hole in one night, but clever humans like us spend 30 years to have a house... that's wrong." and, "Before I thought that stupid people like me … cannot have a house… because people who are cleverer than me and get a job need to work for 30 years to have a house. But for me, who cannot finish university, how can I have a house. Related:  Esprit Terre Tiers lieu agricoleIdeas/Inspirations

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Steve Was Given Space On His Friends Mango Grove To Build His Home: What He Did There Is Amazing! Tiers lieux agricoles Les Tiers lieux agricoles, en réseaux Un tiers lieu agricole est une micro-ferme coopérative, qui se développe en milieu rural sur une terre agricole ou un terrain constructible. Le lieu est dessiné pour appartenir de manière collective aux citoyens et pour accueillir un maximum de personne sur les chemins de la transition. C’est un espace collectif ouvert, qui utilise un système informatique d’utilisateurs à utilisateurs comprenant un outil de gouvernance horizontale afin de permettre une grande accessibilité à l’expérience. Les lieux se construisent comme un puzzle. Comment s’installe-t-on ? L’installation d’un tiers lieu agricole peut se faire par différents moyens : - Par financement participatif ou prêt citoyen ou SCIC - Par subvention européenne pour redynamiser une commune ou une région - Par mise à disposition d’un terrain à travers un bail emphytéotique (5) délivré par une collectivité publique. Qui travail ? Quelle économie ? Quelle(s) monnaie(s) accepter ? Gouvernance Horizontale

Tyson Living Learning Center | Living Future The Living Learning Center is located at Tyson Research Center, an environmental field station for Washington University in St. Louis. The site and building builds on the sustainable eco-systems research ongoing at Tyson. The site has been transformed from a degraded asphalt parking lot to a native landscaped garden replete with pervious concrete, local stone pavers, and a central raingarden. The building fosters indoor/outdoor education with a large multi-use classroom that opens directly out to a locally-harvested white oak deck. Net Zero Energy is provided by Photovoltaic panels mounted both on the roof and on two horizontal trackers. Use the icons below to find out how this project approached each Petal of the Challenge. Site condition prior to project start: Previously developed parking lot Additional Site Petal comments:The Living Learning Center was built at Washington University’s Tyson Research Institute, a 2,000 acre field station located just outside of the St. Back to Top

10 trucs anti limace Comment éloigner les limaces naturellement ? Les limaces peuvent causer bien des ravages dans le jardin, le potager et les plates-bandes! Heureusement, il existe quelques bons trucs et astuces pour les éloigner loin du jardin. J’ai moi-même un potager à la maison, alors voici mes meilleurs produits et remèdes de grand-mère contre les limaces. Fabriquer une barrière anti limaces Si vous cherchez un moyen de fabriquer votre propre barrière anti limace maison alors le ruban de cuivre est peut-être la bonne solution pour vous. Une barrière pour protéger les plantes et légumes en pot! Une simple bande de cuivre autours des pots et des jardinières dans le jardin et le potager est suffisant pour repousser naturellement les limaces. Nous avons eu recours à cette astuce il y a quelques années pour protéger nos plants de fraises en pot et ça très bien fonctionné. Des copeaux de bois contre les limaces Cette astuce fonctionne moins bien lors des journées de pluies. Des coquilles d’œufs contre les limaces

How to Grow Your Own Living House | Urban Gardens | Unlimited Thinking For Limited Spaces | Urban Gardens July 23, 2009 by Robin Plaskoff Horton Three young German architects have created a new area of architecture: arbo-architecture. Ferdinand Ludwig and fellow architects, Oliver Storz and Hannes Schwertfeger, call their new specialty “building botany.” As part of this, the three men are building structures made from plants as well as studying the elasticity of plane trees and examining how effectively willows can grow around steel pipes at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Basics in Modern Architectural Design. In this way, they plan to begin building an eight-meter (26-foot) tower near Lake Constance in southern Germany at the end of July. “In our opinion trees are high-tech material, which is why plant growth is part of our vision,” says Schwertfeger. Training trees to grow in all manner of decorative shapes is not new, it has been part of the skilled landscape gardener’s repertoire since the 13th century. via Spiegel and Treehugger

L’Atelier Paysan - Coopérative d’autoconstruction Vous trouverez dans cette section des informations relatives à nombre d’outils, dont ceux que nous vous proposons en formation d’autoconstruction. Afin de faire progresser notre communauté d’autoconstructeurs, nous vous invitons à diffuser vos créations, inventions, modifications d’outils, et ainsi en faire profiter le plus grand nombre. Pour ceci, rien de plus simple : envoyez tous les documents que vous jugez utiles (descriptifs, photos, vidéos, plans) à : g.wattinne@latelierpaysan.org Nous nous chargeons de les mettre en forme et de les diffuser ici-même ainsi que sur le forum. Gorgeous BioCasa_82 is Made From 99% Recyclable Materials and Powered by 100% Renewable Energy Nestled into the pastoral landscape of Treviso, Italy, BioCasa_82 is a beautiful home that boasts some seriously energy-efficient technologies. Italian architect Rosario Picciotto designed the project, whilst Welldom dealt with the construction process. The building was made using 99% recyclable materials, and it's powered completely by renewable energy sources. Its tailor-made sustainable strategies were employed in a bid to secure LEED Platinum certification. BioCasa_82 is one of the few private residences in the world to have privately conducted carbon footprint analysis with great results. Built for Diadora CEO, Enrico Moretti Polegato and his wife Claudia, the house reaches levels of sustainability rarely seen in residential architecture. Related: The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home Built for the Tundra Related: Alter Studio’s Tower House is a Zero Emission Landmark for Treviso, Italy + Welldom Photos by Marco Zanta

Perfectly Passive Ressò House Wins Architecture Award at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 Like a box within a box, the double height 81m2 communal space provides multifunctionality and adapts to form a meeting space, dining hall, play space, dance room and even a basketball court. Playful rope swings crafted from old skateboards hang down underneath the wooden support for the rooftop solar array. The square footprint of 111m2 cube is oriented like a diamond shape pointing north. An L-shaped perimeter strip on the north west and and north east houses service spaces such as the bathroom and kitchen. Ressò achieves self-sufficiency through passive systems. Not only does the space encourage social cohesion, so does the building process. The house is furnished with recycled, upcycled and collected items such as seats made from car tyres and second hand armchairs and hammocks collected from the local community. Related: Liv Libs Habitation Capsules Promote Urban Collectives The concept of the active user is encouraged further by leaving services visible within the building.

Apostrophy’s Conwood Pavilion Showcases an Eco-Friendly Alternative to Wood Bangkok-based design firm Apostrophy’s teamed up with Pixel One Promotion Co. to build a wooden pavilion using an eco-friendly wood alternative product called Conwood. The interior of the pavilion is highly flexible and can be organized into four areas that showcase the performance and qualities of the sustainable material. Conwood Pavilion was built for the Architect Expo 2014 in Bangkok. Apostrophy’s designed the structure to exhibit and demonstrate the use and application of the product in real-life situations. Related: LAYWOO-D3 Lets You Print 3D Objects From Recycled Wood Instead of Plastic! The pavilion creates a floating space where visitors can explore the characteristics of Conwood. + Apostrophy’s

Bizarre Buru Buru Amphitheater Built With Straw Noodles Sprouts Mushrooms! Instead of concrete or wood, the Buru Buru living amphitheater in Lake Forest, Illinois is made from straw-filled tubes that sprout mushrooms. Designers at the New York and Mexico-based design firm Bittertang built the structure as a multifunctional venue with a casing that grow plants, vines and mushrooms when it biodegrades. Buru Buru is one of Bittertang’s most spatial designs but it continues the thread of using alternative materials and building multi-functional performance spaces. Related: Burble Bup is A Playful Green Pavilion for Governor’s Island Designed by Bittertang The amphitheater is built from straw-filled tubes encased in biodegradable materials such as jute and nylon. + Bittertang Via Treehugger

The Mini House by Jonas Wagell is a Modern Prefab That Pops Up in Two Days! Swedish architect and designer Jonas Wagel lives up to his reputation as one of the world's hottest designers with his Mini House - a modern prefab that is easily constructed in a mere two days. At just 15 square meters, the tiny home also features a terrace of the same square footage along with a pergola that provides shade. Quaint and free of unnecessary finishings, this sturdy home also sidesteps Sweden's strict permitting regulations. The Mini Home’s exterior materials are comprised of an Iverit façade and a bitumen roof while the floor is laid with hardwood panels. All of the prefabricated modules and add ons, including a compact kitchen and bath module, heater and chimney, storage module and a 12V solar power kit are delivered to the site flatpacked. A concrete foundation is laid and the mini home is usually constructed within two days. + Jonas Wagell

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