TECHNIQUES

Earthship
Earthbag
Straw house
Earth house
Nubian dome
Pisè

SHORT DESCRIPTION

The attempt to design self-sufficient buildings, energy efficient and able to produce the energy they need. Specific buildings that become mechanical engines to serve the community.

INSIGHTS

irish vernacular costruzione in legno
Earthship Michael Reynolds’ earthship is a type of passive solar house made of natural and recycled materials as tyres
Straw-bale It is a building method that uses bales of straw as structural elements, building insulation.
Plastic Bottles techniques to realize structures using PET bottles
Rammed earth structures design and build rammed earth structures using technology devised as Super Adobe
Eco Doom – Earthbags Nader Khalili and CalEarth in introducing his Superadobe concept around the world
Nubian vault makes possible to build houses with vaulted roofs using basic, readily available local materials and simple, easily learnt, procedures.
Papercrete techniques to realize structures using PET bottles
Permaculture, Green Building, Organic Farming. link and more...