Tag: Construction
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Not sure? Here's a tutorial for building your own tiny house
Want to build your own tiny house? Clueless about where to start? Check out this Instructables tutorial.
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Cigarette butts make for better, cleaner bricks
A process that recycles cigarette butts into bricks for construction could kick a nasty littering habit.
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How to build an earthbag home for $11.50 per square foot
Are you looking for a DIY construction technique for building an affordable earthquake-, flood-, and bullet-resistant home? Look no further.
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Old toilets, other ceramic waste can be made into "greener" cement
An international team of researchers has created a new type of cement that uses these discarded items that is just as strong, but produces far less emissions.
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Staten Island residents fight to save green space from becoming condos
Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers.
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From Designboom: Update on Holedeck's tasty waffle slabs
Here is a way to squeeze six stories of building in the space of five.
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Learn to build a tiny house from salvaged building materials
Building and living in a tiny house can be a big step toward living more sustainably, but using repurposed salvaged building materials to build one might be the Holy Grail of green living.
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Shop class deserves a more prominent role in schools
Girls and boys have a lot to gain from learning to work with their hands
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Paper Waste Could be Made into Eco-Friendly Bricks
Waste material from paper mills can be used to make a more environmentally-friendly brick.
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Hobbit Houses, Geothermal Heating, and More at Økosamfundet Dyssekilde, One of Denmark's Oldest Eco Villages
TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Design
What's the cutest tiny shed or building, best single family house, or best new furniture design? Vote on these and more.
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Tiny folding winter hut Is made with walls of ice
A super minimalist mobile ice fishing hut consists of a wooden frame, some chicken wire and walls of ice, made on the spot.
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"There Goes the Neighborhood." Two Ways to Deal with Foreclosed Homes
While some cities are tearing down thousands of vacant homes, Occupy Our Homes movement offers a compassionate alternative.
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Parking Lots Kill Birds? Thousands Die in Utah Crash Landing
In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement?
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Recycled Plastic Bottle House Built in Nigeria
Take nearly 8,000 old plastic bottles, add some construction waste and mud, and voila: a sturdy and sustainable home.
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Devastating Earthquake in Eastern Turkey Fails to Shake Ankara's Nuclear Plans
Reports that Turkey would reconsider its nuclear plans following a deadly earthquake in the eastern part of the country sounded too good to be true. They were.
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Gorgeous Tree House Built Without Cutting a Single Branch (Photos)
When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for
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Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect?
Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in
