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Separett review | vented simple composting toilet with urine diversion | via Tiny House Build .
This is the third composting toilet they have tested: Appears to be a quiet, small, and more easily emptied alternative to the Sun-Mar(?) predecessor this Swedish beauty replaced.
modern/green design on the Island of Skye - video here
photos via tiny house swoon
Advanced Prefabricated Architecture www.arkit.com.au
Via Nomad Micro Home's fb page (these are really nice folks BTW): www.nomadmicrohomes.com
Build your own mortgage-free home with low-cost and local materials using cob-building.
By Chris McClellan
In the rush to help create low carbon economies as a solution to curbing climate change, the construction industry has strived to create zero-carbon homes whose footprint is negligible. Now UK company Lignacite has developed the Carbon Buster, a building block that is actually carbon negative.
Made from over 50 percent recycled material, the brick is an amalgam of cement, sand and water. It also features wood particles that sequester carbon dioxide and store the gas in the block itself, rather than emitting it into the atmosphere. According to test results, its 3.6N/mm2 strength bricks have an embodied carbon level of -14 kg per tonne – compared to the industry standard of 100kg. Its 7.3N/mm2 strength model also has -3 kg per tonne rating. According to the company, the blocks are suitable for most building projects and also offer greater noise absorption than industry standards.
This interview offered me a great deal of inspiration in a timely moment.
Based in Ojai, Sol Haus Design is an architectural design firm founded by Vina Lustado. Its focus is on small efficient living spaces and simplified living.
Gurunsi architecture in Burkina Faso and Ghana
BUILD YOUR OWN YURT/HOUSE USING PAPER CRETE
Papercrete is a mixture of paper, water, and portland cement, which is poured into brick molds, and the end product is an EXTREMELY durable brick that can be used for all sorts of building projects. Each brick is estimated around 25 cents in total to make.
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What’s this all about? We made a 3 minute video to explain how the Mushroom Tiny House was grown.
Another favorite that though it may be far beyond our means is nevertheless wonderful to look at. 😊
“In this episode, Derek “Deek” Diedricksen, host of HGTV’s “Extreme Small Spaces”, and “Tiny Yellow House” on youtube, gives us a quick tour of the tiny house on wheels that Sam Harrington brought out to The Yestermorrow Tiny House Fair in Waitsfield, VT. This particular house is insulated with Mushrooms, utilizing Mycelium as the binding agent to wood chips/matter.”
Great video… thanks Deek!
