2023-09-16
Natural Building and Higher Education For years there has been an issue with finding good help in the natural building trades. Many people can’t locate good […]
2023-09-07
Natural Building Conferences: Why aren’t we doing more of them? If you pick up any old copy of The Owner Builder Magazine, Earth Garden or even […]
2023-09-03
What exactly is rammed earth building ? As a building method, rammed earth is one of the most sustainable materials to choose in home design. Rammed […]
2023-08-28
Natural Building Tourism -What is it ? In 2015, I helped convene a tour of southern India with a focus on natural building. I felt that […]
2023-08-28
So you want to be a building designer? For many of us, the time and price tag of a full architecture degree is just out of […]
2023-08-16
Building regulations, insurance and finance for natural builds. How passive solar design and the use of natural materials fits within the National Construction Code is a […]
2023-08-13
Passive House design You may have started to hear the term Passive House turn up on television and in architectural design articles and be wondering what’s […]
2023-08-10
Once called Solar Homes, passive solar design has been around for thousands of years. Neolithic Chinese home builders originated much of the passive solar heating techniques […]
2023-08-06
Getting Insurance for natural homes should be simple, but it isn’t. What is the deal with insuring your natural building? Many in the industry have long […]
2023-08-06
Passive solar design – the fundamentals Passive solar design (or passive design) takes advantage of a building’s site, climate, and materials to minimize energy use. A […]
2023-08-01
Strawbale pre-fabrication Building homes out of straw stacked on-top of each other has a long tradition, largely in the United States. The drawbacks are the rough […]
2023-07-24
How to navigate planning and regulations at the Off-Grid Festival 2023 In April this year, myself (Rachel – town planner, researcher and natural building consultant) and […]