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Natural Building Resources

 

Earth Oven at "Growing Hope"

in Ypsi... 36" inside diameter!

by Heart & Soul Natural Building,

Ann Arbor, MI.

 

Great Lakes Region

Great Lakes NATURAL BUILDING Regional Network. Be part of this network, or suggest additions!

Strawbale Homes in Michigan: Registry. 

Some Guidelines for Cold Climate Design .  By Ianto Evans.

Midwest Renewable Energy, Strawbale Factsheet .

Natural Building Strategies . Thatching, Reed, Strawbale, Compressed Earth Blocks, and more.

Natural Building Colloquium East 2009 . Pictures from this event.

 

Natural Building Websites

Green Home Building.com. Massive info on sustainable architecture & natural building!

Natural Building Network. Resources, workshops, info on natural building & sustainable living.

YouTube Video on Strawbale Building. By a middle aged mom for $50,000.  Very good.

A House of Straw . Website for above person, and book!

Natural Building Links from Builders Without Borders!.

Geiger Research Institute.  Workshops, plans, codes. Amazing.

Surfin' Strawbale. Website on extensive Strawbale links.

Nabural  Homes .org  An international site with lots of info.

Strawbale Facts . Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Earth as an Art Form .

 

Indigenous Building & Refuge Shelter.  

Community Rebuilds . A project in Moad UT to replace housetrailers with Strawbale Homes built by interns.

Katrina Houses . Plans available.  Lowe's sells the plans and materials.

Tiny Houses . Websites and links

Tiny House Designs .

The EcoBox . An emergency shelter, sustainable design, off the grid.  See Video.

Solar off-the-grid Nano-house idea . by Christina Snyder

Builders without Borders .  Good information and pictures.

Emergency and Refugee Shelter.  

Woodland Structures . Ceremonial structures and buildings of round logs.

Tribal & Travel Homes.

Building on Native Lands.

Next Aid Design for a sustainable village, Joe Kennedy.

Geiger Research Institute.  Workshops, plans, codes. Amazing.

"Swallows of Xochiti". Article by Carolyn Koch about SB building in Obregon, Mexico.

Strawbale Home, load-bearing,  Reminds me of our Day Care center designs.

Making a home for native bees with Natural Building .  Wild bee protection in Germany. Check it out !!

Primitive and Low tech shelters .

Ideas about easy buildings of local natural materials . 

Yurt Resources .  Great

 

 

How-to Construction Information Online

Strawbale Construction Guide. Available online free for individual users.

How-to Strawbale Construction Booklet. Online free book.

Strawbale.com, a website with videos.

Dream Green Homes .  Alternative Home Plans

Plans for 50 Strawbale houses .

Detailed plans for SB building in Haliburton, Canada .  Low - tech foundation

 

Homes & Communities

Low cost Woodland Home . An awesome hobbit house in Wales !

Cool Building Projects. A collection of building projects I have come across with photos. 

Haliburton, Canada Sustainable Structure .  A food bank building details.  Green/natural building.

The Strawbale Apothecary . A beautiful building from Solar Fest 2007.

Eco Communities .  Also see below.

Earth Buildings. Around the world. Includes an Ecovillage. 

Vertical vegitation on buildings. 

Sunflower Ecovillage. A self-reliant community, Bangor, MI, started by U Mich Prof. Maynard Kaufman.

Garden of Paradise . Evolving Ecovillage in Equador.

 

Natural Building Material & Techniques. 

Natural Building Strategies and materials. A list of resources gathered by Deanne.

Thatched Roofs. A variety of articles including Copper Ridges.

Building with Round Wood .

Natural Building Materials .  Natural wool insulation and more.

Solar yurt ecovillage & Yurt construction

Biomimicry. Nature provides models for human invention: termites build air-conditioned, food-providing homes.

Conversations, Inventions

Earth Plaster Articles .

Living Greehouse.  Terraform on Ecological Design video

Building with whole trees !  A slideshow of the work of Mr. Gunderson

 

Building Codes & Design

 Building Codes and Design 

Green Building information .From State of MI.  Green Jobs, conferences, Green Home Scoring Tool.

Building Codes for Green Home Building .

Building Codes Video

Geiger Research Institute.  Workshops, plans, codes. Amazing.

Strawbale Questions & Answers .

Net Zero Energy Home Design . Arcticle on low-cost energy efficient home design. 

Zero Energy Housing . Design criteria and links.  Geiger Research Institute.

Strawbale comes to Washington DC. Project in botanical gardens by Builders without Borders.

 

Natural Building Books

Order Natural Building Books . Illustrated by Deanne Bednar, or with articles by me.

Order the Hand-Sculpted House Book. Illustrated by Deanne. 

The Natural Plaster Book .  Illustrated by Deanne.Many sample pages at this link.

Design of Strawbale Buildings . Editor, Bruce King, contributions by Kelly Lerner, John Straube & Bob Theis+

The Rocket Stove Book . How to build your own mass heater.

The NEW Cob Oven Book.

The Little House on a Small Planet. An inspiring book by friends on quality living in small spaces.

The Small Strawbale .  Book online by the Steen's

The Cob Builders Handbook . Online, free.

 

Hands-on Experiences,  Natural Building Centers & Companies

See also Great Lakes Natural Building Resources, above. 

The Strawbale Studio . Natural Building workshops & Internships, Oxford, Michigan, USA

The Cob Cottage Company

Cob Cottage YouTube Video .

Earthen Building Workshops .

Natural Buiding Internship at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage . 2009.

Outdoor Wilderness Skills Schools.

Green Art. Ecological/Artist blogs, magazines and media.

Idealist.org . A website to connect you with all sorts of volunteer opportunities. 

Ecosa Institute . 

Yestermorrow School of Design & Building . 

Sustainable Building Calendar .   A national and international listing of events!

Camels Back . Strawbale Construction in Canada, Chris Magwood.  Good descriptions of strawbale construction.

Ontario Natural Building Center.

Center for Appropriate Technology. Europe's leading Building Center.

Sustainable Living Center. North of Toronto, Ontario

Everdale Farm and Sustainability Center . Ontario

Earth Oven . Sam Runner builds Earth Ovens.

Youth and Natural Building .

Strawbale Hotel in Nicaragua . Pangea Partnership

Community Rebuilds . Intern: build strawbale homes replacing house trailers, Moab, UT

The Green Garage .  A zero energy sustainability center ~ retrofit on a Detroit warehouse by WSU.