See this at: strawbuilthomes.com| Added on 10/21/07

Sustainable Structures, our sister company, offers specialist expertise in the design of - Unique Straw Built Homes. With many years experience in design, architecture and more, they know how to create the absolute best straw built environment, and... See more

Sustainable Structures, our sister company, offers specialist expertise in the design of - Unique Straw Built Homes. With many years experience in design, architecture and more, they know how to create the absolute best straw built environment, and have helped our clients all over New Zealand realise their ideal homes. Their creative design approach has some - well - rather amazing results :-) Just view our gallery to see for yourself :-) Often the initial concern is just keeping visitors and guests calm as they explore the completed home! And projects built in view of the road often leads to frequent traffic jams and the odd car even leaving the road..... There is no doubt that these unique homes have had equally creative and some-what daring clients. And their realization as completed projects has been made possible due to the close collabration between the two sister companies. Straw building has such a creative array of solutions that Sustainable Structures relish each new... See less

See this at: builditgreen.tv| Added on 10/17/07

Learn about the next revolution in home improvement television… the series that will make you think about your home in a whole new light. | What is green building all about? We’ll give you some starter information and show you where to find out more.... See more

Learn about the next revolution in home improvement television… the series that will make you think about your home in a whole new light. | What is green building all about? We’ll give you some starter information and show you where to find out more. | American Clay Plaster becomes underwriter for Build It Green! | Are you a veteran of green building? Want to show your innovative home to the nation? See less

See this at: enertia.com| Added on 06/26/07

In the Enertia® Building System, solid Energy-Engineered(tm) wood walls replace siding, framing, insulation, and paneling. An air flow and access channel, or Envelope, runs around the building, just inside the walls - creating a miniature biosphere.... See more

In the Enertia® Building System, solid Energy-Engineered(tm) wood walls replace siding, framing, insulation, and paneling. An air flow and access channel, or Envelope, runs around the building, just inside the walls - creating a miniature biosphere. Here solar heated air circulates, pumping and boosting geothermal energy from beneath the house, storing it in the massive wood walls. Thermal inertia causes the house to "float" between the cycles of night and day, and even between the seasons. Many aspects of the Enertia® House are unusual and innovative - but backed up by science, common-sense, and prototype homes across America. In fact, each aspect listed below increases the energy efficiency of the building. The effect is Synergistic - equal to more than the sum of the parts. The Enertia® House can make more energy than it uses! See less

See this at: photos.itsa.info| Added on 04/27/07

An underground house in Flag Pond, TN modeled after Bilbo Baggin's house on Lord of the Rings Builder: Ray Ansel Air Form: MDI Photos © Ray Ansel, 2004

An underground house in Flag Pond, TN modeled after Bilbo Baggin's house on Lord of the Rings Builder: Ray Ansel Air Form: MDI Photos © Ray Ansel, 2004 See less

See this at: farm3.static.flickr....| Added on 08/04/08

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See this at: maven.gtri.gatech.ed...| Added on 08/04/08

The west wall of the Goat House was constructed from used glass bottles and a mix of mortar and clay. Designed by Chun-I Wang and Kelly O'Boyle, this wall was constructed in approximately three hours using the combined labor of five people. The wall... See more

The west wall of the Goat House was constructed from used glass bottles and a mix of mortar and clay. Designed by Chun-I Wang and Kelly O'Boyle, this wall was constructed in approximately three hours using the combined labor of five people. The wall was erected against a plywood back-form constructed from lumber discarded after Georgia Tech's Homecoming Parade floats were disassembled. | Used glass bottles were incorporated as masonry units with approximately two inches of masonry cover between bottles. No reinforcing steel was used in the wall. | As the wall approached 75% of its 4' design height, the students discovered one of the problems with unreinforced masonry construction - the tendency of gravity to take over.... This photo shows the uncured wall beginning to pull away from the forms. | Due to the instability of the uncured wall and rapidly approaching darkness, the team elected to stop construction of the wall at a height of three feet. Extensive hand-packing of mortar... See less

See this at: en.wikipedia.org| Added on 08/04/08

The John J. Makinen Bottle House (also known as the Kaleva Bottle House, Kaleva Bottle House Museum, and Kaleva Historical Museum) is a house built of bottle wall construction in 1941 by John J. Makinen, Sr. It is located in Kaleva, Michigan.... See more

The John J. Makinen Bottle House (also known as the Kaleva Bottle House, Kaleva Bottle House Museum, and Kaleva Historical Museum) is a house built of bottle wall construction in 1941 by John J. Makinen, Sr. It is located in Kaleva, Michigan. Construction uses over 60,000 bottles laid on their sides with the bottoms toward the exterior.[1][2] See less

See this at: littlesunlighthomes....| Added on 03/22/07

Aware that the Earth’s resources are finite, people are turning more and more to smaller, sustainable, environmentally responsible homes. They know that present trends in consumption must give way to ecologically sound and healthful lifestyles, both... See more

Aware that the Earth’s resources are finite, people are turning more and more to smaller, sustainable, environmentally responsible homes. They know that present trends in consumption must give way to ecologically sound and healthful lifestyles, both for themselves and the world we live in. Sunlight Homes has been in the business of designing environmentally friendly homes across America for over 30 years. A Sunlight home is designed with passive solar features and is super insulated. It blends architecturally with its surroundings while fitting the aesthetic tastes of its owner. Passive and active solar design is suited to the home's specific climate and higher grade materials means less maintenance. Sunlight homes are comfortable, beautiful and a joy to live in. Small homes have become popular in recent years for a variety of reasons, which is fortuitous because size influences a home's impact on our natural resources more profoundly than anything else. A small home takes up less... See less

See this at: oneofakindhouse.com| Added on 01/02/08

Even after you see the pictures, then see the house in person you will still not believe what you saw! The “Subterranean Fortress” in an eighth wonder of the world in engineering. Now you have the opportunity to own one of the most amazing homes ever... See more

Even after you see the pictures, then see the house in person you will still not believe what you saw! The “Subterranean Fortress” in an eighth wonder of the world in engineering. Now you have the opportunity to own one of the most amazing homes ever seen. This house is not a 30-year-old house, but a house that has been being built for 30 years! Come and see the difference! Come see why the "History Channel" featured this house, and why the producers of the show, "Secret Passages of the Cold War" called this house the best civilian made bomb shelter in North America!" The house is in great condition, the regular home is 1900 sq.ft and has been mostly remodeled with many first class upgrades, including a beautiful kitchen remodel, new appliances, new hot water tank, new forced air system, new roof, some new flooring and painting inside and out. The home is very open and bright with and is very comfortable, and perfect for a family. What is really amazing is what sits below ground. Under... See less

See this at: hgtv.com| Added on 03/19/07

In 1976, Andy Davis began building one of the country's original underground homes. The Davis's home, nicknamed "The Cave" by Davis’ son Marty, is...

Highlights: Lighting is one of the most challenging issues for underground homes. Davis designed large circular windows by the front door to take advantage of natural light (figure K). At supper one night, Davis asked his children, "How would you kids like to live in a cave?" according to Davis's...

See this at: v400y.virtual400.net| Added on 03/19/07

The Beginning | Ferris, TX property | The Robomowers | March 2007 Update new | January 2007 update | TMS Race Weekend | Pumpkin Smash Party | 50 tons of Rock | July 6th 2006 | Inside work | Lightning Strike | Feb 12th 2006 | Sept. 16th 2005 | 2005... See more

The Beginning | Ferris, TX property | The Robomowers | March 2007 Update new | January 2007 update | TMS Race Weekend | Pumpkin Smash Party | 50 tons of Rock | July 6th 2006 | Inside work | Lightning Strike | Feb 12th 2006 | Sept. 16th 2005 | 2005 Aerial | March 9th 2005 | Jan23rd 2005 | Jan2nd 2005 | December 8th 2005 | French Drains | Conduit & Concrete | Hanging Steel | Foaming my domes | Domes are inflated | Sept29th 2004 | Sept19th 2004 | Dad's New SSR | First Concrete 9/9/04 | DomeBuilding Workshop | Adventures with Trenchers | I got the loan. It's a Go | Rain is not helping | Life at the Ranch | 2004 house design | Another week with a Dozer | archive See less

See this at: trendhunter.com| Added on 12/14/07

Imagine a home in the canopies, living between the lush greeneries of the forest, in an actual house suitable for living. Hundreds of people are...

See this at: freespiritspheres.co...| Added on 03/19/07

Uses for these durable Spheres are limited only by ones imagination. Healing, meditation, photography, canopy research, leisure and game watching are just some of the things you could do. Spheres can be hung from the trees as shown or from any other... See more

Uses for these durable Spheres are limited only by ones imagination. Healing, meditation, photography, canopy research, leisure and game watching are just some of the things you could do. Spheres can be hung from the trees as shown or from any other solid objects like buildings or rock faces. A web of rope is connected to any strong points available. This replaces the foundation of a conventional building. A suspended tree house uses the forest for its foundation. The occupants have a vested interest in the health of the grove. The supporting web also mirrors our connectedness to our surroundings. Each sphere has four attachments on top and another four anchor points on the bottom. Each attachment is strong enough to carry the entire sphere and contents. Wood spheres are made of two laminations of wood strips over laminated wood frames. The outside is then finished and covered with clear fiberglass. The result is a beautiful and very tough skin. Fiberglass shells are also available.... See less

See this at: simondale.net| Added on 01/23/07

You are looking at pictures of our family home in Wales. It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends. 4 months after starting we were moved in and cosy. I estimate 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 put in to... See more

You are looking at pictures of our family home in Wales. It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends. 4 months after starting we were moved in and cosy. I estimate 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 put in to this point. Not really so much in house buying terms (roughly £60/sq m excluding labour). house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gives us a unique opportunity to live close to nature. Being your own (have a go) architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which is part of yourself and the land rather than, at worst, a mass produced box designed for maximum profit and convenience of the construction industry. Building from natural materials does away with producers profits and the cocktail of carcinogenic poisons that fill most modern buildings. Some key points of the design and construction: * Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter * Stone and mud from diggings... See less

See this at: earthship.org| Added on 03/19/07

* Studio, One bedroom and larger, with full amenities are available. * From affordable housing, to luxury homes, to disaster relief to communities and colonies. * Small Earthships can grow into larger Earthships. * We can build your Structural Shell... See more

* Studio, One bedroom and larger, with full amenities are available. * From affordable housing, to luxury homes, to disaster relief to communities and colonies. * Small Earthships can grow into larger Earthships. * We can build your Structural Shell and Systems. * Construction drawings available for all designs and your custom designs (from sketches). See less

Highlights: Earthship Biotects are available to work with you. Contact us for more information and to get your project started. 1. Visitor's Center: Come to Taos, NM and visit the Earthship World Headquarters. Give us a call at 505-751-0462 or contact us here. 2. Earthship 101 video/DVD: 10 minute...

See this at: earthship.com| Added on 03/19/07

The most economical & versatile Earthship in terms of construction and building. The "Off-the-rack" aspect makes this a very "user friendly" approach for the owner/builder. This unit can be the easiest first step into the Earthship method of living.

The most economical & versatile Earthship in terms of construction and building. The "Off-the-rack" aspect makes this a very "user friendly" approach for the owner/builder. This unit can be the easiest first step into the Earthship method of living. See less

See this at: daycreek.com| Added on 02/15/07

Join us on our adventure as we build our cordwood (stackwall/stovewood) house in Minnesota. Day Creek Journal is updated almost on a weekly basis as we build our house step by step.

Join us on our adventure as we build our cordwood (stackwall/stovewood) house in Minnesota. Day Creek Journal is updated almost on a weekly basis as we build our house step by step. See less

See this at: goodkarmadomes.com| Added on 03/19/07

Specializing in geodesic domes - builder and manufacturer of dome homes of all types of construction.

Specializing in geodesic domes - builder and manufacturer of dome homes of all types of construction. See less

See this at: biohome.net| Added on 03/19/07

BioHOME is the prototype of closed-system housing and sustainable living, built with everyman in mind. It is an ongoing developing project in kit form for the homeowner builder, giving you affordability, ease of construction, free standing power... See more

BioHOME is the prototype of closed-system housing and sustainable living, built with everyman in mind. It is an ongoing developing project in kit form for the homeowner builder, giving you affordability, ease of construction, free standing power systems and more. The goal at Project BioHOME is to provide a unique and unconventional design you easily can construct yourself, freeing you up from central feeds - power and water - NO BILLS. In fact, You will find select components of the BioHOME kit are already available for sale on this website We CAN, as a global community, make the shift towards living in harmony with our planet AND still continue to grow, discover, and flourish with today's technologies... See less