Didymos organic baby slings, enviro sheepskin rugs.
In 1998 the Florida Solar Energy Center began its Zero Energy Homes research program in collaboration with the City of Lakeland municipal utility and builder Rick Strawbridge. Two homes, one the builder's standard model (the Control) and the other a…
Unbiased solar electricity & hot water, efficient appliances, wetback, sustainable material advise - tour the Solar Energy House, Meadowbank, Auckland.
The Hockerton Housing Project is the UK's first earth sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. Project members live a holistic way of life in harmony with the environment, in which all ecological impacts have been considered and accounted for. The residents…
Partially earth-sheltered self-built home. This house was made to house our family whilst we worked in the woodland surrounding the house doing ecological woodland management and setting up a forest garden, things that would have been impossible had we had…
A green demonstration home near Seattle, Washington, that showcases energy efficiency, healthy indoor air quality, water conservation, green building practices, sustainably produced materials, and natural landscaping. The site provides information on how the home was designed and constructed, as well…
Thornhill ecohouse is a three bedroom family house that was designed to be beautiful and comfortable to live in but which was as compatible with sustainable living as we could make it. We wanted to reduce our impact on the…
Monolithic dome house with passive solar energy. Thin-shell concrete structure.
Well-insulated house with reflective passive solar heating, 100% self-sufficient in electrical energy (solar + wind), gravity based water collection and distribution system that does not need pumps, ...
Showcase site by the owner of this passive solar house that features earth shelter design, geothermal exchange, and energy recycling. Includes plans, documents the construction and explains the efficiency of the design.
Natural cooling and heating system. Windmill electricity generation. Nature friendly material use. Rain water use. Solar energy collection. Compost heat use. Methane gas from the septic tank. Cleansing ponds with photosynthesis.
Features: passive solar, timber-framed construction with vaulted ceilings, a composting toilet, off-grid power production, rainwater collection, ... based on historic building design adapted to the local environment.
Located in the cooler central Utah climate at 6,000 ft. elevation, the Allan's Solar home integrates seven different forms of collection: trombe wall, solarium convection, photo-voltaic cells, propylene-glycol heat exchange, eutectic salt chamber, berm-insulation, black chimneys for passive solar air-conditioner.
Great photo gallery of solar home projects in Nova Scotia! From solar air heating, retrofits to the latest solar home design...
Futuristic solar house model.
A live-in research laboratory, this 6,000 gsf residence hall serves as a testing ground for smart and sustainable technologies. Initially developed by a student as a senior thesis, the Smart Home Program has evolved to include the participation of over…
A ground breaking demonstration development designed to give a glimpse of how the future delivery of sustainable buildings and communities can be achieved not only in the UK but around the world. It features seven of the world's most sustainable houses…
This short view of an "off the grid" home provides inspiration that we can integrate creativity, simplicity and reliable technology into our modern living spaces. During a video shoot for a solar energy documentary, Peter Walker discovered Ken Anderson from…
See how a house is really built out of straw these days! Designed for complete energy efficiency, these straw bale homes are in Crestone, Colorado.
Since 1997, every year, the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) invites electronic submission of built eco projects.
Sun Plans - Architect Debra Rucker Coleman, AIA is the owner of Sun Plans Inc. and has been designing passive solar homes since 1985. In 1990 she first published the house plan book Sun-Inspired Home Plans. Internet-based design services available.
located on the Central Coast of California, constructs unique and creatively styled, environmentally-friendly homes. By blending sustainable building and passive solar techniques, as well as the most current materials and technologies, these homes are durable, energy efficient, and, above all,…
AIA is a complete services firm that has specialized in passive solar and sustainable architectural design for over 35 years. David has written several books on passive solar architecture and has received the prestigious Passive Solar Pioneer Award from the…
Doerr Architecture - Colorado architect specializing in sustainable design including passive solar home design. Doerr Architecture offers beautiful, economical, sustainable design.
specializing in organic architecture, passive and active solar and alternative energy conservation. Located in Chicago, serving Illinois and the Mid West.
are custom designed by Gary Watrous, AIA, of Watrous Associates Architects P.S.C., a Louisville solar architectural firm. These homes are designed according to nationally recognized standards of the Passive Solar Industries Council. Watrous Associates specializes in the use of passive…
Santa Fe & Taos, New Mexico: architectural services for creative design, solar green building, custom residences, and pre-drawn house plans by Joaquin Karcher, Dipl.Ing. Master of Architecture. We offer ultra-low energy home design that gives you freedom from utility costs.…
Architect in Northern New Mexico. Pioneering passive solar sustainable architecture, ground-breaking architecture for Native American Tribes and Pueblos done in traditional native idioms, virtual reality and QTVR reconstructions of archaeological "Anasazi" sites in the Southwest US
The energy-efficient design features passive and active solar technology, on-site power generation and recycled waste water. It was designed by Sydney eco architect Gareth Cole in conjunction with the owners, utilizing appropriate design, materials and technologies to create a comfortable…
Building & design company, sells also plans. New custom home designs incorporating higher level conservation and solar technologies with style, comfort, security, and affordability. Sunterra Designs are available for sale and include the Conservation Guidebookdetailed building science information.
Barley & Pfeiffer Architects is an award-winning, contemporary architecture firm that specializes in green building, solar houses and sustainable architecture.
Point White House, A passive solar home designed by Award-winning Architect, Matthew Coates, AIA, recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a LEED accredited professional. This design uses reclaimed siding, passive solar, thermal mass walls, radiant heating, storm…
Architect. The Sullivan Residence, pictured at left, is a Wisconsin High-Performance Home. This residence was honored with a first-place National Award by the National Association of Homebuilders Research Institute. It was selected as the best Innovative/Advanced home in a Cold-climate…
TT Architecture has operated in Canberra since commencement and has a strong commitment to fostering regionally based architectural values and an appreciation of environmentally sustainable design principles. We have established a reputation for being leaders in sustainable design and energy efficiency,…
Architects Andrea Wilson and Roderick Simpson formed Simpson Wilson Architects in 1990. Since then they have received widespread acknowledgement as leaders in sustainable design and socially aware architecture.
designed this passive solar house, situated in bush land near Perth. Built as a retirement retreat, the simple and inexpensive house has been designed to maximize passive solar design principles using reverse brick veneer and double brick construction. The house…
is a unique design & construction service. We design energy efficient passive solar homes and organize their construction in conjunction with a number of nominated builders. We make energy efficient passive solar homes affordable for as many people as possible.…
Their technical expertise includes a range of both conventional and "green" building practices including: energy efficient and passive solar designs; natural day-lighting and ventilation systems, up to date knowledge of new materials and products; natural and recycled materials like earth,…
Wellington, New Zealand for your environmentally sustainable designs. Specialized in sustainable design and solar architecture, passive and active solar heating, natural ventilation, and temperature management. View Aonui Architecture's portfolio, to see innovative designs for new residential work, transport terminals, sports…
A small non-profit organization, dedicated to the exploration and education of natural, local and artistic building techniques Workshops in straw bale, earthen and lime plasters, earth floors, and natural paints. Development of low cost houses in the US and Mexico.
Architect Extensive experience and take joy in designing with alternative materials such as strawbale, autoclaved aerated concrete, insulated concrete forms and adobe.
Architect The Hubbell & Hubbell team creates places that heal the soul and renew the spirit. We are a unique family-owned firm committed to integrating nature-centered art and architecture in environmentally friendly private and public spaces. Artist James Hubbell has…
Architect Extensive experience and take joy in designing with alternative materials such as strawbale, autoclaved aerated concrete, insulated concrete forms and adobe.
Builder & Workshops A small non-profit organization, dedicated to the exploration and education of natural, local and artistic building techniques Workshops in straw bale, earthen and lime plasters, earth floors, and natural paints. Development of low cost houses in the…
Architect DSA Architects offer a wide range of architectural services, from consulting to complete design services. They pursue sustainable design approaches, such as passive solar design, and their buildings incorporate resource efficient building systems like straw-bale houses pictured here.
Builder & Workshops Located on the Central Coast of California, constructs unique and creatively styled, environmentally-friendly homes. By blending sustainable building and passive solar techniques, as well as the most current materials and technologies, these homes are durable, energy efficient,…
Architect Hands-on construction and workshop experience. Teach on-going sustainable design courses, led straw bale workshops, as well as organized workshops for others.
Winery Owner In 1995 Clay and Fredericka completed construction on their new and permanent winery building. This structure, a noteworthy example of environmental architecture, is a "straw bale building," the first of its kind in California. With sixteen-inch thick walls…
Architect Paragon Designs offers a mix of efficient talents and skills for a full-service design and construction team. Services range from designing custom homes, restoration of historic homes, construction of small commercial buildings to management of both large and small-scale…
Nature & Visitor Centre One the first civic buildings to be built out of straw bale in the United States. Designed by DSA Architects with fellow architect Greg VanMechelen. Environmental features include: Straw Bale Exterior Walls, Passive Solar Design, Building Integrated…
Architect, Designer, Builder Alternative Natural Environmental Architecture. Sustainable, alternative, instinctive, handcrafted, breathable and healthy are descriptive terms that help define the Madeen Architectural approach. Building Materials Include: Adobe, Strawbale, Rammed Earth, Pumicecrete, Reclaimed Materials, Responsibly Harvested Lumber, & More. Designs…
Builder Specializing in sustainable building techniques such as straw bale and earthship design as well as renewable energy systems such as solar electric and solar thermal, Ecobuilders is as much an educational leader as it is an industry leader. Ecobuilders…
Builder, Workshops The Strawbale Studio is an enchanting 600 square foot thatched roof studio here in rural Oakland County, southeast Michigan. The studio features strawbale (stucco covered) walls, a round log frame, earthen floor, fieldstone foundation, a loft, and beautiful…
Visitor Center The Iain Nicolson Audubon Center, set along the beautiful Platte River, is one of the largest straw bale constructed buildings in the United States. This education/visitor center not only provides office space for the staff, but also has…
Publisher A web site, DVD video, and book about the design and construction of straw bale solar hybrid homes. Topics include passive solar house design, straw bale home design, thermal mass walls, earth plaster for adobe and straw bale, the…
Designer & Builder A former Seattle architectural and aerospace model maker / machinist, Tom Lander turned into a full scale home builder. Tom has built two quality straw bale homes and numerous straw bale buildings in New Mexico. He specializes…
Architect A New York and California licensed architecture firm, affiliated with Laura Lee Intscher, Architect. Pictured here, Main Base is located in Vestal NY, and has a structural straw shed and steel frame straw bale infill main house. It is…
Workshops IronStraw Group is a 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to helping people build affordable environmentally friendly strawbale homes. IronStraw Group is passionate about its mission of Stronger Communities through Straw Building; the construction of low-income & affordable housing; and the…
Builder, Education Andrew has a passion for straw bale construction that is matched only by his desire to teach his knowledge to others. Andrew is the creator and builder of the Straw Bale Village, a community of 15 straw bale…
Architect - Designer This home is located in the beautiful and pristine Colstien Valley on the Oregon/California border. There are beautiful views of the surrounding valley as well as striking views of Mount Shasta. The home design was initialized by…
Architect Katey Culver, permaculture designer ecoville architechs offers a full range of planning and design services, including new homes, remodels, historic restoration and interior design. Also consulting services for your energy efficient home, permaculture site and alternative energy options.
Architecture, landscape and interior design Including Feng Shui or intuitive energy balancing. Designing a comprehensive renewable energy system - exploring the nuances of creating net-low or zero energy homes. Detailed green specifications for all components, insuring healthy homes and reused/renewable/local…
Designer, Builder We offer full construction services with an experienced work crew. We have built cabins, large multiple-story homes and light commercial buildings using both load bearing and post-and-beam styles of straw bale construction. We are available as exterior wall…
Designer Builder Architect Writer We believe that straw bale building is the most environmentally sound, efficient and attractive way of constructing homes to match the demands and expectations of modern life in our northern climate. These ideals of reduced environmental…
Design, planning, building A not-for-profit social enterprise, specializing in environmentally sensitive building - especially strawbale construction, low impact foundations and natural materials training groups of people in the use of such wonderful and renewable materials as straw, lime and clay.…
Designer - Builder Award winning Energy Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Design and Building firm located in Daylesford, Australia. Working with strawbale and other sustainable materials to create comfortable and beautiful homes. (also previously trading under the name Imagine Strawbale Constructions)
Homeowner & B&B Designed by Unicorn House, this StrawBale House & fully self contained Bed & Breakfast was inspired by Country Style Magazine. won the 2002 Master Builders Association Award for the "Most Energy Efficient Home" in the North West…
A step by step system that shows you exactly how to build a straw bale house
A non-profit organization committed to designing delightful and energy-efficient buildings to especially serve low- to middle-income families, providing them with safe, affordable, and environmentally healthy homes. Projects. Services: energy consulting, monitoring performance, experimental construction projects, educating.
The Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) is a consulting and research firm working to further the implementation of passive house standards and techniques nationwide by constructing, measuring, and verifying performance of passive houses in all US climate zones, creating design…
Blog maintained by Stephen Tanner, architect of the first passiv house in the USA.
Passive House New England follows the design and build process for a new home being constructed to comply with the rigorous Passive House standard. Chief among the criteria is a 10-fold reduction in space conditioning energy. The project is a…
Ziger/Snead offers in-house passive house consulting services registered through the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS). Our firm believes Passive House is the most effective means to design and build comfortable, healthy, durable, sustainable, and energy efficient buildings at an affordable…
Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards. Construction of ca. 250 housing units to Passive House standards in five European countries, with in-process scientific back-up and with evaluation of building operation through systematic measurement programs.
The WeberHaus passive house has a solar energy system, controlled ventilation heating and heat recovery, and a European Installation Bus that automatically controls all lights and roller blinds.
Database of existing passive houses worldwide. (First American passive house was built in 2003 in Illinois)
Information, research and development of high-efficiency energy systems. Passive house design tools.
Information on Passive Houses: Introduction, case studies, economics, application in stages. Trade fair exhibition in April in Nuremberg, Germany
(Flemish only) Non-profit Association that promotes the knowledge and building of passive houses in Flanders (Belgium).
Plate-forme Maison Passive
(Flemish) Specialized eco builder with good experience in passife house building, services include: advice, building, specialized insulation, blowerdoor testing.
Architect specialized in ultra energy efficient houses.
ZED is committed to design that uses at least 50% less energy than building code requires, in pursuit of energy independence. The firms namesake and expertise is in designing to the zero energy performance level. Our multidisciplinary team of architecture,…
We are a complete mechanical contractor serving Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. We specialize in heating, cooling, ventilation, and comfort. Our trained staff will ensure your heating and cooling system is sized appropriate for the environment that it is in.…
Steel structural systems with concrete, forms a shell rated in excess of 4000-psi. When sheltered with earth, the home benefits from the constancy of the earth's temperature, greatly reducing heating and cooling expense.
Builders & developers of earth-sheltered homes since 1977...worldwide. Picture Gallery
Designers and builders of fine earth sheltered homes since 1977.
You can protect your family by investing in an affordable, energy efficient home designed to your specifications; earth sheltered, sunlit, comfortable year round, striking designs, and a long-term secure investment.
This site is dedicated to the promotion and discussion of: underground buildings, earth-sheltered architecture, eco-friendly design, and energy-efficient houses, ... particularly the ideas of pioneer architect Malcolm Wells.
Earth house architecture by architect Peter Vetsch.
A national award-winning builder of earth sheltered homes.
Earthlog Equity Group is a Builder of Custom Designed Earth Sheltered Homes. Dealerships and Construction is available Nationwide & Canada, Financing is available.
Bill Lishman's unique underground house is the culmination of years of research and countless hours of design. Why build underground? There are many advantages to earth integrated architecture.
Custom homes designed for your land and lifestyle in the western US. Specializing in updated passive solar design and super insulated, panelized construction.
Designers and manufacturers of environmental solar / geothermal homes.
Promotes solar energy and sustainable development by providing design, engineering, project management, and technical support services to architects, electric utilities, private clients, and developers.
Vital Systems is an ecological building, design and consulting company formed in 1997.
The U.S. Department of Energy's new student competition to design and operate the most attractive and effective solar-powered house.
DVD publisher: A step by step system that shows you exactly how to build a straw bale house.
A design firm promoting the use of straw bale construction.
Architectural services for straw bale and other sustainable methods and materials, as appropriate to your site. Straw bale construction workshops are offered each summer.
Workshops, books and videos.
Skillful Means is an architecture and construction firm. We have extensive experience in light commercial and custom residential design and construction, and built the first permitted load bearing straw-bale building in California in 1995.
Fairway Construction specializes in Residential, Commercial, and Straw Bale construction.
Furbish Company delivers state of the art, innovative building systems - systems that offer enhanced comfort and health while restoring the natural systems that support us
Our focus and intention is designing and building "State of the Art" environmentally conscious, harmonious and efficient homes and spaces.
DVD publisher: A step by step system that shows you exactly how to build a straw bale house
Extensive list of straw bale construction resources
Hosts public forums, conferences, and seminars. Conducts and supports research and testing of sustainable technologies, systems, and resource-efficient designs. Publishes educational and informational materials.
Aprovecho Research Center has completed construction of a two-story straw bale dormitory. The goal of the project is to scientifically determine if straw bale construction is a viable alternative here in the moist climate of the Pacific Northwest.
A non-profit organization whose members are architects, engineers, builders, and people interested in straw building. Goal: to further the practice of straw building by exchanging current information and practical experience. FAQ Page Events, BB, technical info,...
A non-profit group of people like you dedicated to conserving our energy and natural resources by making safe and sound homes of local, sustainably harvested materials. Although "Straw Bale" is in our name, we support the many modalities of natural…
An organization that employs volunteer humanitarian action to empower American Indian communities, foster cultural sensitivity and understanding, and contribute grassroots solutions to the enormous challenge of improving the dire housing conditions facing many of our nation's reservations.
General information, training courses, testing data for building designers and building inspectors, and referrals to experienced builders and designers.
Strawbale, earthbag and natural building courses.
Information site and exhibit of straw bale houses in Germany.
Das österreichische strohballen-netzwerk stellt sich vor: die erste Adresse zum Bauen mit Stroh in Österreich. Wir bieten Beratung - Service - Erfahrungsaustausch. Mitglied des European Strawbale Network. European straw bale house gallery
The European Straw Bale builders come together once a year, they use a mail server to communicate and there are several European websites on Straw Bale construction.
The association can support projects, stimulate the building of houses, organize/support workshops, give consultancy, educate, mediate, promote etc.. The activities will focus on networking, lobbying and the supply of information.
The Australasian Straw Bale Building Association. A non-profit organization dedicated to the practice of building with straw. Our members include owner builders, architects, engineers, and those interested in straw bale buildings, sustainable building practices, healthy homes and preservation of the…
Straw Bales homes, construction, planning, engineering, workshops, information, and books.
Harvest Homes offers a full range of ecological construction and renovation services to clients in Ontario, Canada and Central America.
We specialize in tailor-made self-build courses on your own site. If you want to build something for yourself we can provide the tuition and support to help you build with your friends, family, neighbours, etc. We have a list of…
Construction, workshops, image galleries of European straw bale houses.
Imagine Strawbale Constructions also like to work with other sustainable materials such as rammed earth, mud brick, stone and reclaimed timbers. Together the team at Imagine Strawbale Constructions can help you research, design and build a beautiful straw bale home.
Huff'n'Puff Constructions offers many varied services connected with straw bale building and building with recycled materials and restoration of historic buildings.
Strawmark offers a guaranteed and New Zealand tested structural straw bale construction system.
Detailed budget, design and construction, plan. (Cost: $27/sq. ft)
Great showcase blog about the construction and inside details of this straw bale house equipped with solar panels, skylight above shower etc!
We are building two Non-Load Bearing 1800+ exterior square foot Straw Bale houses, modified post and beam using box columns, and are posting photos of our progress as we go.
Straw bale building journey, 'How to' DVD's, Consulting, guides, ebook, book reviews, weekly blogs and interesting information all related to Eco Friendly, sustainable living.
The official Blog of www.StrawBale.com, a world leader in straw bale education. Your host is Andrew Morrison, a Southern Oregon based contractor specializing in straw bale construction.
Offering many straw bale construction services including design, consulting, and training.
Andrew Morrison, creator of StrawBale.com, invites you to a 7 day, comprehensive straw bale construction workshop. It's a life experience and so much more than just a workshop.
We manufacture geodesic dome kits, greenhouse kits, and yurts. For a multitude of uses, recreation, food supply, and alternative housing. Also offer a low cost compost toilet.
A book of detailed shop drawings and simple formulas for building wood framed, 3v icosa, panelized geodesic domes. Includes text of entire book and sample plans for free download.
Aluminum domes & roof systems engineered for a new millennium.
Domes Northwest is the authorized dealer for Natural Spaces Domes, Inc. in the northwestern states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho. Our geodesic dome home kits are built using Natural Spaces' Super-Wal and Super-Lok system.
The Upgraded Econ-O-Dome Framing Kit and Building System is designed to be assembled and completed by the novice owner-builder. The Upgraded Kit is the result of 18 years of dome home manufacturing and building by Faze Change Produx.
We produce the strongest, simplest to erect, and the best dollar value of any dome on the market. Three best qualities all found in one single product: Hubless system. Instead of getting a pile of lumber, you receive a set…
The Growing DomeTMGreenhouse grows fresh, organic vegetables year round. The most energy-efficient, backyard greenhouse available today.
At the heart of our dome home system are the Super-Lok© patented connector system and Super-Wal double strut framework. Natural Spaces also has several independent authorized dome dealers around the country. Also: Dome building school
Builders and consultants of geodesic dome construction. We have over 28 years experience building this unique structure. We have built most kits, all profiles and offer custom designs not found in most standard "kit" packages.
Energy and resource efficient, our panelized building system does "more for less." Oregon domes for sale
Kits. All wooden components of a Timberline Dome are pre-cut and pre-drilled to exacting specifications, and color-coded to make it easy for unskilled people to assemble them with precision and confidence. Two people can complete the framework for even the…
Domes that you can build and enjoy for greenhouses, solariums, studios, workshops, emergency shelters, observatories... Catalog of products we sell, with lots of photos and drawings of our geodesic domes and domes made by others.
We combine the sacred geometry of R. Buckminster Fuller with our progressively designed covers to bring you this futuristic Zen structure. Our Domes illuminate with natural light creating an atmosphere of being close to nature in a comfortable environment. From…
Our portable Geotensic™ and Yurt Dome™ structures are truly portable shelters, similar to the Mongolian yurts. Our Shade Structures can provide shade when covered with our sun blocking Shade Covering. Our Solar Structures collect solar energy when covered with our…
Design, sequence of construction, aerial views, interior pictures, energy usage, lessons, reflections.
Kits. Industrial, commercial, residential. Exports.
Geodesics Unlimited can design any geodesic structure to your requirements. From tents to houses.
Glass domes. The world-renowned unique production range of small scale aluminum framed geodesic domes. Over 30 Years experience make us your number one choice for strong, attractive, free standing enclosures. Domes are in New Zealand, Australia, United States, Norway, France,…
Provided by Natural Spaces Domes
We offer a unique approach to dome building, very strong, very build-able, very affordable. The sculptural monolithic dome blueprint is an engineered, permitted structure.
Geo-dome design and build wooden frame geodesic dome kits that can be used for a wide range of buildings from small greenhouses to very large commercial buildings. With lots of information about dome building techniques, including dome calculation tools, plans…
Articles and information about building geodesic/geometric domes
Geodesic domes for sale or rent on Spain's Costa Del Sol.
We manufacture geodesic dome kits, greenhouse kits, and yurts. For a multitude of uses, recreation, food supply, and alternative housing. Also offer a low cost compost toilet.
Offering high quality dome homes, event domes, and geodesic greenhouses. Impress your guests with a unique, eco-friendly space customized to fit your lifestyle.
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We build only rammed earth and adobe houses. The thick earth walls of our houses work well with a variety of architectural styles. Our rammed earth or adobe wall systems are energy efficient, environmentally friendly, non toxic, sound buffering, and…
Specialized in construction that incorporates green building materials, Earth Blocks, and energy efficient design. Whether you are interested in a new home, remodel, addition, or shop, built with natural and/or standard materials, we can develop and complete your project.
Manufacturer of portable block factory systems.
Earth Blocks are blocks of compressed soil that are aesthetically pleasing as well as cost and energy efficient, fire and pest resistant, virtually soundproof, durable and structurally sound. They provide complete architectural freedom and are made from a non-toxic readily…
Compressed earth block machines: Offer the solution to the ever increasing need for affordable housing construction.
Earth Dwell Ltd. builds stabilized-insulated rammed earth walls. We offer full design and consultation services.
Passive-solar design/build. Rammed earth wall construction for homes, businesses, gardens, art projects. Passive-solar-design and rammed-earth-technical consultation with architects, engineers and owner-builders. Rammit Yourself workshops.
Builder of homes designed by homeowners and architects, but takes special pride in working with his clients in both the design and construction of their dream home. David builds with a variety of materials, Adobe, E-CRETE, and frame stucco.
We build only rammed earth and adobe houses. The thick earth walls of our houses work well with a variety of architectural styles. Our rammed earth or adobe wall systems are energy efficient, environmentally friendly, non toxic, sound buffering, and…
Rammed Earth Works provides consulting services to architects, contractors and homeowners wanting to incorporate rammed earth into a green building program.
We have extensive training in rammed earth building and are associated with twelve similarly trained contractors enabling us to offer services above and beyond a level if we were doing this on our own.
SIREWALL has updated ancient rammed earth processes with a new global standard for durable, healthy and energy efficient buildings and spaces. SIREWALLs are Stabilized, Insulated, Rammed Earth walls.
AUREKA is specialized in machinery for sustainable construction runing under the umbrella of Auroville international township, located a few miles north of Pondicherry in south-east India. We are specialized in earth construction equipment but we have also a range of…
The purpose of the Adobe Alliance is to build low-cost energy efficient housing that is climatically and environmentally compatible and to fill widespread needs for sustainable, salubrious housing while enhancing the unique landscape of the Big Bend region of West…
Intermerica's adobe builder-your portal to adobe homes, adobe houses, rammed earth homes, pressed block houses, solar design and green building. Offering back-pacs of Adobe Builder Magazine, Earthbuilder's Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Southwest solaradobe classes, and affordable house plans.
North American Rammed Earth Builders Associationis the inspiration of Rammed Earth (RE) builders who see RE as an excellent approach to a sustainable building future. It provides its members a forum to share technical and anecdotal information on RE design…
This website with +1600 photos and illustrations aims to bringing awareness about earth architecture and technologies, and it covers worldwide examples from past to present. May this site invite you to know more about the wonderful possibilities of the earth…
Architectural design and custom building of insulated rammed earth homes in Canada and worldwide. Also offering consulting in all aspects of structural rammed earth construction.
Consultancy on hemp construction. Advice, design, materials and contracting services for those wishing to build with hemp. House plans drawn, or adapted for hemp construction techniques. Working with hemp materials in construction projects since 1997, Steve Allin has gained invaluable…
Founded in 2003, we are the leader in the Hempcrete industry, in North America with licensed BC Residential Builders and New Home Warranties. Our unique material is lightweight fibre-reinforced concrete made from industrial hemp fibre and chips. Our hempcrete houses…
Natural hemp-lime building with timber frame. Eco friendly hemp applications, new build timber frame with hemp & lime construction or clay block for insulation & energy savings.
Gallery with large bamboo structures.
Find earthship home information, workshops, rentals, various designs and info about the Greater World Earthship Community.
Describes earthships, which are made of recycled tires filled with various types of soils or mineral materials, and employ aluminum can walls embedded in mortar, representing natural, sustainable buildings, with pictures and related resources of books, videos and links.
This Earthship is located at 8,000 feet in the Zuni mountains of New Mexico. Our Earthship is earth sheltered and uses the sun to maintain a comfortable temperature in the dwelling. Without any mechanical heat source or cooling mechanisms our…
It is the aim of Sustainable Communities Initiatives to demonstrate the Earthships performance in the Scottish climate, as well as the costs involved and the best route through planning and building control. Earthship tours
Low Carbon Network is a UK based not for profit company established to raise awareness of the links between buildings, the working and living patterns they support, and global warming. Our first project is to build one of Europe's first…
Dutch earthship foundation.
Description of the complete building of Ohio's first earthship.
Bamboo Technologies is the first to offer building code certified bamboo homes, manufactured for any climate.
Gallery with large bamboo structures.
The goal of Chi' Bagoda is to develop and explore the potential of bamboo as an accepted and widely used building material with the launching of a new species of sustainable architecture. Prefab bamboo housing.
At Stouffer Construction, a general contractor, they are proud of their recycled steel buildings. They have many references for the fine quality of their buildings with over 90 percent recycled material content.
Design, engineering & supply of steel framed homes & metal building kits. Many steel frame house plans online. Commercial & residential construction, custom designs available.
Construct-Right prides itself on reliable service, attention to detail with a first class finish at an affordable price.
Nucor Building Systems' products may contain steel from all of the Nucor steel mills including sheet, plate, bar and beam. The average amount of recycled steel used in their products is over 80%. Nucor Corporation is a member of USGBC…
PermaTherm’s environmentally-friendly insulated metal panels and sustainable metal building systems help our clients meet LEED certification requirements and are made from recycled materials.
Rhino Steel Building Systems, Inc. provides kits for metal buildings and structural design for virtually all types of steel buildings. Headquartered in Texas, Rhino Steel Building Systems delivers metal buildings from 7 shipping locations all across the continental United States.…
MAS consists of two mass-produced elements: The accommodation module, based on the external dimensions and performance of a 40ft cargo container, and the core module based on a 20ft cargo container. All elements can be easily plugged together and taken…
Single and multiple unit container home design & concepts. Realisation: Zigloo Domestique container home.
The term cargotecture was coined by HyBrid in 2003 to describe any building system built entirely or partially from ISO shipping containers. Â In an effort to move the concept of cargotecture beyond renderings and drawings, HyBrid continues to work with…
Tempohousing invents, designs and builds modular housing solutions world wide based on its own unique housing system. 'Tempo' means speed and the housing solutions apply to many different sectors.
New Zealand pioneers in shipping container house design and construction, Addis Containers offer architecturally designed contemporary houses to suit your site and lifestyle.
Various recycled steel shipping container projects.
SnapSpace Solutions is a United States manufacturer of custom designed, earth friendly living spaces and structures constructed using recycled containers.
Free 3D shipping container home design software - designed to help with visualizations of home design ideas using shipping cargo containers as building modules.
PFNC utilizes surplus shipping containers resulting from the United States' consistent trade deficit. PFNC offers an affordable housing solution that is scalable and fully portable.
Container Cities offer an alternative solution to traditional space provision. They are ideal for office and workspace, live-work and key-worker housing. Container Cities do not even have to look like containers!
Created by SustainDesign Studio, classed as an RV - or recreational vehicle (it is on wheels) but it is designed to work as a comfortable, year-round dwelling in extreme climates.
weeHouse prefab system: a modern esthetic, efficient use of space, with solid building technology allowing for modular construction in any size and capable of withstanding harsh environments.
mkSolaire: open, spacious loft-like home designed to offer healthy, clean and green city living
OMD, a Jennifer Siegal company, is dedicated to the design and construction of responsible, sustainable, beautiful homes. Championing mass customization and celebrating individual choice, we provide a wide range of options and configurations in our prefabricated homes, schools and other…
ecoMOD is a research and design / build / evaluate project at the University of Virginia School of Architecture that aims to create a series of ecological, modular and affordable house prototypes.
Prefabricated, ready to assemble arch style sustainable steel buildings ideal for alternative green housing solutions. Factory direct. Worldwide shipping.
Prefab. hybrid homes for a modern green lifestyle, featuring unique modern design, detailed attention to everyday practicality and a simpler, more affordable building process.
We offer: modular construction units for commercial use such as mobile office trailers, construction site trailers, modular classrooms, portable storage containers & more.
When you live in a Kezar Home, you enjoy: Energy efficiency and low cost with utilization of passive solar heat gain in winter and natural ventilation in summer. Affordability and simplicity in construction with clear, precise plans and the option…
Builders of residential and industrial domes.
Concrete domes for industrial, school, ... uses.
Builder specializing in shotcrete (sprayed concrete) whose focus is concrete homes. Qualifications include building complete concrete dome homes from ground to a finished product as well as building the shells of other domes.
Contractor for monolithic dome building. Portable, underground, residential, commercial domes.
Contractor with concrete dome building experience.
Alternative construction of disaster resistant residential and commercial concrete dome structures.
Reinforced concrete dome builder.
Domos & Bioconstruccion puede acometer proyectos industriales, viviendas residenciales, o edificios de utilidad publica donde ademas de diseño se busquen grandes ahorros en la construccion, la factura energetica y el mantenimiento a largo plazo.
Resources, education, building, equipment, workshops...
Networking tool for monolithic dome builders, owners and enthusiasts.
Premier contractors of monolithic concrete domes for churches, schools, industrial and residential customers. Provides design, design/build and construction management services.
Eco friendly timber framed barns and pole barn homes with apartment lofts including structural building plans available nation wide. DIY pole barn construction information too.
Whippletree Post and Beam designs, cuts and raises timber frames and is located in Central Ontario near the city of Peterborough. Workshops.
Builders of handcrafted traditional timber framed homes.
New World Timber Frame manufacture sustainable, modern timber frame solutions. At the forefront of building technology, we offer a wide range of products and systems.
The Timber Frame Company specializes in the design, construction and erection of traditional and modern Green Oak, Douglas Fir and Larch heavy structural timber frame buildings and structures.
Goshen Timber Frames is pleased to offer beautiful, energy efficient, sustainable timber frame homes and buildings throughout North America. Our design/build process focuses on homes that sit easily on the land and work with the individual's lifestyle.
Builders of energy-efficient timber-frame homes at accessible prices.
FRAME UK, based in Redruth in Cornwall is known as one of the leading timber frame specialists throughout the UK. With the company boasting over 40 year experience, whether you're looking to start a self-build, residential prpoerty development, or are…
Located in Northeast Iowa - the heart of United States farming, many antique barns sit idle. Often, the land owner has several farms and that particular barn is located on a distant property or is too small to use. We…
We seek to provide personalized service to our customers as we creatively blend the past and present together. Preserving old barns so that their splendor may live on as your dream home. Reclaiming vintage materials to help save our environment…
Colonial Barn Restoration specializes in restoring timer frame barns including copulas, roofs, sills, and structural work.
Great Lakes Barn Preservation offer barn restoration, preservation and repairs. We also move barns.
Antique Woods specializes in barn restorations, barn home conversion, small barn homes, barn home designs.
Windy Hill conducts on-site inspections, detailed architectural investigations and historic research to determine the original appearance of both the interior and exterior of a structure. The initial consultation is free.
Welcome To The Barn People! We love barns! Vintage Barns, Historic Barns, Barn Moving, Barn Relocation, New England Barns, Timber Frames, everything barns!!!
A company which has built an excellent reputation by providing expertise, conscientious service and meeting the customer's needs. It provides our customers with personalized and specialized historic building services.
Extensive directory of barns and barn wood for sale. Add a listing and start buying or selling barns, barn materials, and barnwood furniture now!
An educational/historical/agricultural site for the education, recreation and entertainment of the community and visitors.
A Connecticut trust for historic preservation project.
Dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of traditional farm architecture. The Barn Journal is the first web site with general information about barns and traditional farm architecture.
Friends of Ohio Barns has established an endowment fund to help support the organization's various barn programs.
A non-profit foundation created to preserve historic architecture and create awareness of its inherent value to our changing community.
We are a nation-wide, non-profit organization coordinating preservation efforts to save America’s Historic Barns. Our members are farmers, city dwellers...
The Michigan Barn Preservation Network is committed to rehabilitation of barns for agricultural, commercial, residential, and public uses.
on-profit organization working to preserve and reuse historical barns.
The online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada. Our goal is to foster the preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, ...
A non-profit organization formed for educational purposes. The coalition is dedicating to promoting the appreciation, preservation, rehabilitation, and re-use of historic barns.
CountrySide Restoration LLC specializes in refurbishing and restoring aging barns and buildings. We are based in southeastern Minnesota; however, due to high demand we do offer out services on a national level.
Mainly round and octagonal barns.
John High is the Barn Saver. He rescues old barns and other buildings by dismantling them for use elsewhere.
ACR Roofing work to eradicate asbestos from our customer's housing structures. We can conduct a proper roof replacement to ensure that your house is safe, enviro friendly and looks great.
IOWABARNSAVERS.COM finds barns and other out buildings on farms in the upper Midwest (Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, etc). We tag and disassemble these historic buildings and prep them for shipment to your build site where they can be reassembled per…
Modern engineered pre-paneled yurts, super-insulated with safe renewable materials.
Colorado Yurt Company - makers of high quality Yurts, Earthworks Tipis and Tents.
A dealer for Earthworks Tipis and yurts. Factory prices, most sizes in stock. Painted cover designs by local artists. Original artwork or native american designs.
Manufactured by Rainier Industries (formerly by Nesting Bird Yurts), quality yurts.
Nomad Shelter Yurts manufactures and rents the ultimate Alaska yurt for the most comfortable, aesthetically inviting experience in low-impact living.
Makers of hand built yurts, tipis and other nomadic tents. Also offering Yurt holidays in the mountains of Spain.
Woodland Yurts makes a variety of nomadic tents to the highest standards. Each yurt frame is hand built using selected hardwoods from the local community forest.
Craftsman built to your specifications. Yurt-building courses.
Yurts hand made using enviromentally low impact methods in Scotland. Specialising in authentic central asian designs handcrafted using the finest materials in the Highlands of Scotland at affordable prices!
World Tents is the UK specialist for natural hand made historic tents, marquees, tipis, geodesic domes, scout tents, yurts, canvas coverings, and accessories
Fabricant de yourtes traditionnelles, d©couvrez la yourte et ses utilisations. Possibilit© de location de yourte. Vente de toile coton.
These yurts are designed so that the weight of the roof pushes down on the self supporting 360 degree walls, which are in turn stabilised by a tension cable. This design means his yurt has a very flexible floor plan.
Traditional mongolian yurt gers available for export.
A central resource for everything yurt.
The ultimate Alaskan nomadic shelter get away.
Geodesic Yurts, stronger and simpler than lattice type, oiled 2x4's, windows, skylights, stovejacks, Fast decking and more, economy priced.
The round house specialise in hand crafted yurts made from environmentally sustainable materials. Each yurt is crafted by mater crafts men with several years of experience working with wood.
Uncompromising quality and service from the original modern yurt manufacturer. Yurts offer a low-impact housing solution.
Laurel Nest Yurts is Americas affordable yurt solution. We offer yurt packages, yurt building workshops, and yurt parts. We provide sustainable materials and yurt information.
We offer: Large wedding tents, festival yurts, luxury accommodation, stag party and hen party tents.
Authentic natural fiber Mongolian Yurts personally delivered to your door anywhere in North America and set up to meet your specific needs. Since 2003. Hot weather or cold; wind, rain or snow - yurts are probably the most efficient dwellings…
Tiny homes and home plans for sale.
Originally developed for the Katrina hurricane victims this design has met with a big success and is being distributed outside its original application.
Building simple, living small, small houses, tiny houses.
Online purchasing of plans, consultations, ready-made houses and the new Tumbleweed Custom Design.
Small houses made of 95% recycled materials.
The miniHome uses 1/100th the electricity, 1/10th the fuel, 1/10th the materials, and 1/10th the water of the average, 2000sf home.
The Hermits Cabin is just big enough for one person, equipped for all seasons and can be located practically anywhere. The cabin is around eight square meters and is in its original design covered inside out with wood from old…
The team of researchers and designers based in London and at the Technical University in Munich developed the m-ch as an answer to an increasing demand for short stay living for students, business people, sports and leisure use and for…
Eco Pods feature three separate environments: a super insulated cosy interior; a light airy conservatory and an external balcony which will allow you to be at one with nature.
Tortoise shell homes are cozy (starting at 130 sq feet), mobile (mounted on a tow trailer), and built tough, like a larger house.
Cooperatively managed and sustained global organization dedicated to the promotion of tiny houses and small housing solutions that are affordable and ecologically responsible.
A web magazine dedicated to everything small house. Think bungalows, cottages, guest houses, cabins, sustainable architecture, green building, straw bale, prefab, modern, apartments, modular, simple, solar, wind and tiny - inside and outside.
This blog is focusing on making the mental transition to living lighter and smaller. Also ideas for house design, hence the name.
DIY A complete 'do-it-yourself' guide on how to plan, build and enjoy your small cabin -- in simple terms. A collection of personal experience and useful resources on building own small cabin in the wilderness.
We Love Sheds : the blog of readersheds.co.uk
Combining affordable, small-sized housing with cohousing and sustainability.
Shedworking is a daily updated guide to the lifestyles of shedworkers and those who work in shedlike atmospheres.
Blog by a woman and her dog living in a "chic" trailer. Her 400 sq ft trailer was redesigned by herself into an amazing design.
ModSpace is one of the world's largest providers of permanent and temporary modular construction in the industrial and non-residential sectors. With over 80 locations throughout the U.S., ModSpace's Construction Services Team is able to deliver quality, environmentally-friendly construction solutions to…
Blog - Inspiring tiny house picture galleries
Building simple, living small, small houses, tiny houses.
Sustainable, eco-friendly, timber-frame garden offices for working from home. UK only.
The Garden Escape uses environmentally friendly products alongside timber from a sustainable source and comes in a range of sizes to suit your garden and office needs. UK only.
From garden offices to home gyms, Garden Lodges® can provide you with the alternative living or working space you have been dreaming about. With design lead solutions we offer factory built quality solutions for all your needs. Our range is…
Comfortable garden office buildings. Designed and manufactured to withstand the worst of the weather with excellent insulation and double glazing.
Pod-space contemporary green roofed garden studios and offices starting from 16,450. These eco-friendly cedar clad buildings have been designed to satisfy stringent energy performance benchmarks with high levels of insulation, natural renewable materials and low energy heating system.
The Home Office Company offer unique bespoke modular garden offices and garden rooms that are easily installed often require no planning permission providing the perfect garden retreat and escape.
Shedworking is a daily updated guide for people who work in garden offices and other shed-like atmospheres.
Eco friendly garden buildings have really come of age. For a more eco friendly lifestyle with a smart, modern, contemporary Grand Design look, consider the Qube garden room office.
We provide custom-made timber buildings to fit any budget and design requirements. From a free site visit and quotation service to erection and added extras such as electrics and plastering.
Roomworks is an ethical, forward thinking company specialising in garden rooms and timber garden buildings across the UK. These all year round, super-insulated, buildings are creating extra room as home offices, studios, consulting rooms, music rooms, annexes, home extensions,...
Buy Sheds Direct is an FSC-certified (sustainability) web retailer of garden offices, log cabins, garden sheds, garden workshops & garden storage. Secure online ordering.
Logspan is a supplier of eco-friendly, quality timber products that are affordable. Choose from a large range of home or garden offices, log cabins, BBQ huts and timber garages.
Whether you need a garden office, garden studio, chill out or lifestyle space, Green Retreats have a room for you. Our buildings are designed for use all year round, using a combination of the latest SIP panel technology and highly…
Fireplaces, stucco and tile masonry stoves. Custom design.
COB Together offers natural building workshops for all ages. We bring people together to teach the empowering skills of building with cob, strawbale, and papercrete.
Our Cob and Natural Building workshops will give you the knowledge and hands-on experience along with the confidence to incorporate natural design and building into your life.
Cobworks is committed to building beautiful, affordable structures with natural and local material in a spirit of cooperation and social responsibility. Cobworks.com can provide a building team to create your home from foundation to plaster. Workshops.
Eco friendly garden buildings have really come of age. For a more eco friendly lifestyle with a smart, modern, contemporary Grand Design look, consider the Qube garden room office.
We provide custom-made timber buildings to fit any budget and design requirements. From a free site visit and quotation service to erection and added extras such as electrics and plastering.
Roomworks is an ethical, forward thinking company specialising in garden rooms and timber garden buildings across the UK. These all year round, super-insulated, buildings are creating extra room as home offices, studios, consulting rooms, music rooms, annexes, home extensions,...
Buy Sheds Direct is an FSC-certified (sustainability) web retailer of garden offices, log cabins, garden sheds, garden workshops & garden storage. Secure online ordering.
Logspan is a supplier of eco-friendly, quality timber products that are affordable. Choose from a large range of home or garden offices, log cabins, BBQ huts and timber garages.
Whether you need a garden office, garden studio, chill out or lifestyle space, Green Retreats have a room for you. Our buildings are designed for use all year round, using a combination of the latest SIP panel technology and highly…
Comfortable garden office buildings. Designed and manufactured to withstand the worst of the weather with excellent insulation and double glazing.
Pod-space contemporary green roofed garden studios and offices starting from 16,450. These eco-friendly cedar clad buildings have been designed to satisfy stringent energy performance benchmarks with high levels of insulation, natural renewable materials and low energy heating system.
The Home Office Company offer unique bespoke modular garden offices and garden rooms that are easily installed often require no planning permission providing the perfect garden retreat and escape.
Shedworking is a daily updated guide for people who work in garden offices and other shed-like atmospheres.
Building simple, living small, small houses, tiny houses.
Sustainable, eco-friendly, timber-frame garden offices for working from home. UK only.
The Garden Escape uses environmentally friendly products alongside timber from a sustainable source and comes in a range of sizes to suit your garden and office needs. UK only.
From garden offices to home gyms, Garden Lodges® can provide you with the alternative living or working space you have been dreaming about. With design lead solutions we offer factory built quality solutions for all your needs. Our range is…
We conduct hands-on research on natural building methods and materials, testing our own buildings by living in them. Through practical training in natural construction, we help empower ordinary people to build their own houses at moderate cost.
Europe's Energy Portal. The latest information about the responsible use of energy.
Comprehensive information on all forms of alternate energy sources including - but not limited to - solar, wind, water and geothermal energy sources.
Practical ways to Live Green through products and services, information, ideas and strategies. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive guide of clear choices to become carbon neutral by measuring your carbon footprint, reducing your carbon footprint and offsetting your…
Promoting the use of green energy in the UK, home energy efficiency and the use of energy efficient appliances.
Good Foods Market & Cafe is a locally owned and operated cooperative business where everyone is welcome to shop!
We specialize in building materials for the repair and conservation of traditional buildings. We aim to encourage people to protect not only their investment in a property but also more broadly the architectural heritage and skills that it represents. We…
GoYurt offers modern nomadic shelters based on the traditional yurt. We have blended that time-tested design with modern engineering to create a portable structure that is unique and inspiring.
