Sustainable Housing Construction
Top 12 Tips for Building an Earthship Home
Once you put in the effort and care to build an Earthship house, the house will take care of you. These were some words of encouragement offered to me by London Earthship owners Connie and Craig after a visit and home tour with them near London, Ontario in November 2019. For my tour, I was…
Read MoreTop 5 Principles of Passive House Design
Would you like a home that feels warm and cozy all winter even without operating your heaters? How about a home that naturally stays cool in the summer? These are the biggest features of a Passive House that attracts a lot of homeowners. These happen because a passive house makes use of an airtight building…
Read MoreEarth Sheltered Homes – No Better Energy Efficiency! (VIDEO)
If you are looking for a home with energy-efficient features that will provide a comfortable, tranquil, weather-resistant dwelling, an earth-sheltered house could be right for you. There are two basic types of earth-sheltered house designs—underground and bermed. Underground Earth-Sheltered Homes When an entire earth-sheltered house is built below grade or completely underground, it’s called an…
Read MorePassive Solar Home Has No Furnace and Uses 90% Less Electricity to Heat than Regular Home
A doctor’s passion for sustainability inspired him to build what may be the most energy-efficient home in the world. Dr. Gary Konkol’s new house has lots of cool modern features. But the coolest, most modern thing about it might be the feature it lacks: a furnace. This will be Konkol’s first winter in the house,…
Read MoreEarthships 101: The Fundamentals of Radically Sustainable Housing
Earthships demonstrate a way to live in harmony with the planet by encountering natural resources without defeating them. Imagine living in a home that costs you nothing to heat or cool. An Earthship is a passive solar home made out of natural and recycled materials. It is off-grid, getting it’s power from the sun and…
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