A thatch that can last up to 400 years... This is a roof made using a seaweed called eelgrass . It's one one of the traditional homes on the island of Læsø in Denmark. The timber used in this house ... |
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Title: The Year of Mud By: Brian Ziggy at Dancing Rabbit ecoVillage, 2011 'The Year of Mud' is a natural builder's story of his first cob house, a home constructed largely of natural, local materials, many literally straight f... |
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Natural homes built by inspirational women ... These nine homes have all been built by women. They are built using roundwood, straw bales, reed, clay, lime, adobe, cob, cobwood, earthbags, birch bark, trad... |
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Obos and Beehive homes are built using Nature's Arch... The Catenary. Obos in Pouss, Cameroon These are clay Obos (right) of the Musgum people in Pouss, Cameroon. They are designed in much the same... |
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Top view of a Kui Paar system: Paar is a common water harvesting practice in the western Rajasthan region. It is a common place where the rainwater flows from the agar (catchment) and in the proce... |
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THAR DESERT Kunds / Kundis A kund or kundi looks like an upturned cup nestling in a saucer. These structures harvest rainwater for drinking, and dot the sandier tracts of the Thar Desert in w... |
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Artificial Glaciers A great example of how decentralised approaches to water harvesting boost innovation comes from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. Chewang Norphel , retired engineer of the department of ... |
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EASTERN HIGHLANDS Jaldhar Model To harvest rain and save paddy crops from frequent rain failures, a team of Professional Assistance For Development action (PRADAN) has found a simple soluti... |
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Tank management by DHAN foundation Mismanagement and neglect of more than 100,000 traditional tanks in the Deccan plateau have led to the severe shortage of water. To tackle this problem Development of... |
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More of Contemporary Practices A look at some of the common practices adopted to harvest rain... Check dams ...... |
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