A Pattern Language of Natural Homes No.220 Roof Vaults This is one of a series of articles about A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander where we illustrate and discuss the patterns using homes and buildings made from natural materia... |
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Parting the Water at Halsteren's Fortress in the Netherlands Usually a bridge crossing water would take a route above the waterline, but not in this case. This entirely wooden bridge in Halsteren, N... |
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A 700 Euro bamboo and rice straw home in Iran This 40m2 bamboo and rice straw shelter is in Ramsar, Iran. It is made from 70 young and still flexible bamboo poles, arranged along two semicircular s... |
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How to make rye sourdough (or wild yeast) bread. Making sourdough bread is easy. People have been making it for thousands of years without bread machines or visiting a supermarket for a packet of yea... |
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INSULATING AND STUCCOING A MOBILE HOME (PHOTOGRAPHS OF CONSTRUCTION - STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES - COSTS ) PROCEDURES for INSULATING AND STUCCOING ; Wrap the entire mobile home in plastic. This serves as a m... |
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Solar Haven Straw Bale Wall Raising Workshop (May 12-13, 2001) The barn raising tradition of old comes alive again. Attempting to line up a bale exactly over an "all-thread" rod before lowering it onto the wall. The rods connect dow... |
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How much will it cost to catch rain? When community come together to harvest rain, the per-capita investment goes down. For instance, Panchsheel Park Colony about 1000 residents pooled in Rs 4.5 la... |
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Construction Procedures and specifications for construction of storage and recharge tanks are explained below. There are a lot of similarities in the construction steps of both storage and recharge stru... |
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Source: A water harvesting manual for urban areas COMPONENTS OF A RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM A rainwater harvesting system comprises components of various stages - transporting rainwater throu... |
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Ashutosh Agnihotri Instead of relying on others for solving his water problem, Ashutosh Agnihotri, an enterprising resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, took up the responsibility himself. I... |
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