Tag: strawbale

Earthships: the off-grid homes built to weather any future

Earthships are off-grid, self-sustaining homes designed by Michael Reynolds to provide shelter, water, power, waste treatment, food, and comfort—using recycled and local materials. From forests to deserts, their design adapts to any climate, blending modern resilience with traditional building wisdom.

The vernacular architecture book

Can architects, and students of architecture do better for planet and people? Yes, the answers are in the bible of vernacular architecture called Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing World, edited by architect Sandra Piesik with contributions from about 100 architects who specialise in geographic regions and materials. 

Tiny house built from diapers and concrete

An entire tiny house was built with a used diaper and concrete mixture.

Superadobe earthen dome homes for Palestinians

Working with NASA as part of an initiative to design homes fit for space, Iranian architect Nader Khalili conceived the dome home as an affordable, accessible, easy to build, and environmentally sensible housing solution. Now it's being applied in the West Bank. 

Rebuilding In Earthquake-Stricken Turkey With Eco-Friendly Strawbale Architecture?

By choosing more quake-proof, sustainable, and cost-effective materials, developers could avoid future scenes like this one in Van, Turkey. In...

The strawbale house in Israel

Green Prophet interviews Sarah Kopp about why she built her straw-bale house in Israel.

Build your own strawbale home with the Canelo Project in Arizona

This couple has taught the world how to build homes from bales of straw. These strawbale homes are sustainable and low cost.