The Spring 2017 issue is here with all of the natural building goodness you’ve come to expect.
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All posts by Jeff Ruppert
Read reviews of the first three books in the Sustainable Essential Building Series by New Society Publishers – Hempcrete Construction, Building Science and Prefab Straw Bale Construction.
The EcoNest is a type of building and a movement that is building momentum across the natural building world. We review the latest book by Robert and Paula Baker LaPorte.
Kyle Holzhueter makes a solid defense for using straw as an insulation material in the moist climate of Japan
Emily Reynolds shares her program, Japanese Earthen Plaster Exchange, with us and her upcoming plans
We get a code update from Martin Hammer, the main and contributing author of the two most recently adopted U.S. strawbale building codes
Architect LIN, Ya-Yin talks about her journey into natural building and it’s impact on her life and practice.
The folks at Eco-Logis have shared a blog entry about The Bay eco-village in Quebec. Part of the article discusses their unique straw bale wall-building technique.
For too long the insurance industry has held the owners of straw bale buildings captive while they sway back and forth with the prevailing winds when it comes to insuring our buildings. We begin to address this issue in the first of a series of articles on this topic.
Western Colorado farmer and bale supplier, David Swinger, provides us with an in depth look at the variables and techniques of baling straw for buildings.
James Henderson shares his technique of using cob and plaster for finishing your interior walls.
Jeni Kardinal explains her manual bale press that was developed as part of her work in Bali.
Our own Satomi Lander and her husband Tom show us how they transformed what was a nondescript adobe wall into a beautiful feature in an older home.
Kyle Holzheuter steps outside of providing us with an article on building techniques and shares a novel use of clay.
The second part of this article asks the questions you need to know when designing a monitoring system.
April Magill shares her journey into natural building and what she is currently working on.
We get a glimpse into the natural building world of Bali through Jeni Kardinal who has brought the building technique to the island.
Carole Crews leads us on a journey through the parts of our home made with earth and water, but also tells an important story along the way.
When you think of New Zealand, what do you think about? ‘Wow, it’s really far away’ ‘Isn’t there more sheep then people that live there?’ ‘I’ve heard there’s lots of…
Andrew Morrison helps us understand how to properly choose the sand for your plaster.
