Construction
New Jura Natural Building & Intentional Community
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 10:33
We are dedicated to creating a sustainable building school for the Texas gulf Coast, we offer yearly workshops teaching various methods of natural building as well as recycled and re-purposed materials homes, We also teach off grid techniques that can be used in suburban areas to lower utility bills.
New Jura Natural Building & Intentional Community
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 10:31
We are dedicated to creating a sustainable building school for the Texas gulf Coast, we offer yearly workshops teaching various methods of natural building as well as recycled and re-purposed materials homes, We also teach off grid techniques that can be used in suburban areas to lower utility bills.
New Jura Natural Building & Intentional Community
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 10:28
We are dedicated to creating a sustainable building school for the Texas gulf Coast, we offer yearly workshops teaching various methods of natural building as well as recycled and re-purposed materials homes, We also teach off grid techniques that can be used in suburban areas to lower utility bills.
Building A Shipping Container Home
Submitted by Earth Links on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 01:03
Remote accommodation is always a challenge in difficult terrain. What follows
is an example of using two conventional shipping containers to create 90 square
meters of living space in dense rainforest adjoining World Heritage Rainforest.
The facility, on a nature refuge is used for rainforest research.
Kathy Tafel's Cargo Container Home
Submitted by Earth Links on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 00:35
With partners, I own land in a remote part
of California. It has wild beauty, and some need of environmental restoration. Our
first years there were spent in basic infrastructure such as water and road. To
be there on a more regular basis, though, we needed to not spend hours setting up
and tearing down a tent each time we visited.
Container City
Submitted by Earth Links on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 22:55
Container City™ is an innovative and highly versatile system that provides stylish and affordable accommodation for a range of uses.
containerhomes.net
Submitted by staff on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 21:46
The shipping container homes are the most environmentally sound form of home construction on the market. They use a fraction of the traditional timber steel and cement and cement found in conventional homes. The structural strength of the shipping container allows the builder to create multi-story dwellings, offering a larger living space without expanding its footprint.
PFNC Por Fin Nuestra Casa
Submitted by staff on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 21:07
PFNC stands for "Por Fin Nuestra Casa." Translated in English this simply means
"Finally, a home of our own." These words are the foundation of PFNC, whose goal
is to provide housing to those who most desperately need it around the globe.
EcoBox
Submitted by Earth Links on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 19:13
The EcoBox is a self-contained environmentally sustainable workshop built
from a standard shipping container. The workshop should comfortably accommodate
2 people for extended periods, and include all energy needs and waste disposal
without connections to outside systems, excepting sunshine and rain.
Harmony Home Construction, LLC.
Submitted by Earth Links on Sun, 07/19/2009 - 21:50
Harmony Home Construction offers building, design, and consultation services which help create elegant, healthy, energy efficient places to live and work while preserving our natural resources. We guide our clients toward implementing more sustainable building practices which add to the quality of both the home and the life within while not degrading the surroundings we are here to enjoy.
