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Published — 10 December 2022 ⏭ Natural Buildings

Pallet Houses Could End Homelessness

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In this video we visit one of the most unique homeless encampments in the United States. Cob on Wood is a community of housed and unhoused people who came together to create practical solutions for the homelessness crisis. They used wooden pallets insulated with straw, clothes, and waste products to build these extremeley affordable "cobins" on Wood Street in Oakland. These structures are easy to build, incredibly cheap, transportable, fire-proof, and beautiful. Could this be the solution to the homeless crisis in the US?

Video credits: Kelsey Oliver (@kelseykee) , Hana Beach (hana_pretty_girl), & Miguel Cobalot
Published — 5 November 2022 ⏭ Natural Buildings

Building A House With Pallets OFF-GRID!

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One of the most cost and energy efficient natural building methods is using reclaimed wooden pallets, straw for insulation, and finishing with a clay plaster. In this tour Autumn shows us some of her beautiful projects (a cob oven and the honeycomb home) in the San Diego area and explains why we should all consider building our homes with natural materials!

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Published — 31 October 2022 ⏭ Natural Buildings

These Sustainable DESERT DOMES Will Blow Your Mind!

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In today's tour, we visit the Mojave Center in the Mojave Desert to explore Earthbag Domes. Earthbags domes are affordable, sustainable, earthquake resistant, fireproof, and beautiful! They also have a high thermal mass which is perfect for the desert climate! To learn more, visit the Mojave Center Website: https://www.mojavecenter.org/

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Published — 22 October 2022 ⏭ Natural Buildings

How To BUILD A RAMMED EARTH WALL: Sustainable & STRONG!

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In today's tutorial, we learned how to make a rammed earth wall! Rammed earth is composed of clay, sand, gravel, and a small portion of cement to act as a stabilizer. Ray shows us some of his completed projects in Tuscon, and then we dive into the demo!

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Published — 1 October 2022 ⏭ Natural Buildings

RAMMED EARTH House Is A Total Game Changer!

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In this natural building tour, we visit Crestone, Colorado to take a look at Paul Shippee's rammed earth strawbale home. By utilizing passive and active solar technology, Paul's home and hot water system is able to be heating by the sun year-round. Rammed earth is a durable and efficient building material with a high thermal mass which makes it great for heat storage. On the other hand, strawbale is highly insulative so when this heat rises the second story of Paul's home is able to retain the temperature!

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Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Background
1:48 - The Building Process
2:10 - Active and Passive Solar
3:32 - Greenhouse Entrance
4:15 - The Kitchen
4:40 - Rammed Earth Walls
5:26 - The Living Room
6:47 - The Bathroom
7:07 - Semi-Spiral Staircase
7:31 - The Main Bedroom
10:10 - The Roof Deck
10:47 - Reflection
11:36 - Outro

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Published — 3 September 2022 ⏭ Natural Buildings

22 YEARS Living OFF-GRID in an EARTHSHIP!

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In this tour we visit Earthship Biotecture to tour Kirsten's off-grid Earthship. Earthships are made using a combination of natural, waste, and repurposed materials. These unique homes are completely self-sufficient by creating their own energy using solar power, harvesting and filtering their own water, having the ability to grow food in their interior greenhouses, and best of all they need no air conditioning. Kirsten has lived in Earthships for over 22 years!

For more information about Eco Build Lab you can visit their website at ecobuildlab.com.

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Earthship animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2so9hyNWxc&t=154s

Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
1:35 - Earthship Overview
2:55 - The Building Process
3:36 - Kitchen Living Dining Area
5:36 - Off Grid Systems
6:54 - Tires!
7:27 - Grey Water Planter
7:54 - Round Bathroom
8:20 - The Bedroom
9:26 - Reflection
10:14 - Eco Build Lab
11:21 - Outro
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