Michael Burchert
@michaelburchert.bsky.social
🇪🇺 Educator, Speaker, Builder, Activist. Regenerative construction 🌳🌾🥦♻️. Fixing mistakes and bad habits in the built environment. Independent #Bauwende construction revolution advocacy, english & german word salad, enjoy! https://linktr.ee/michaelburchert
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Strohbau-Workshop bis morgen noch zum Sparpreis.
Dann aber immer noch ein Schnäppchen, weil ich euch persönlich an einem Tag:
* den "klassischen" Strohbau,
* die Strohelement-Vorfertigung,
* die Sanierung mit Strohballen zeigen werde.
Sowie Strohhäuser von S-XXL vor Ort.
biwena.de/index.php/ev...
Dann aber immer noch ein Schnäppchen, weil ich euch persönlich an einem Tag:
* den "klassischen" Strohbau,
* die Strohelement-Vorfertigung,
* die Sanierung mit Strohballen zeigen werde.
Sowie Strohhäuser von S-XXL vor Ort.
biwena.de/index.php/ev...
If that's true, and why shouldn't it be, how come it's not our enemy?
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If that's true, and why shouldn't it be, how come it's not our enemy?
It shows how architecture evolved into the wrong direction in the background.
Dubai courtyard installation examines how "architecture evolved in the region": www.dezeen.com/2025/11/11/courtyard-installation-some-kind-of-practice-dubai-design-week/
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It shows how architecture evolved into the wrong direction in the background.
Do we want to talk about the evil landlord / our economic system or about fair distribution of space and necessary paradigm-breaking urban-rural transformation processes (policy) which could lead out of this crisis.
Keeping a roof over our heads is getting expensive.
This affects everything: the cost of living expensive, savings & creates stress about making ends meet.
The next generation depends on us to fight the housing crisis.
🇪🇺 The EU must step up and tackle this.
This affects everything: the cost of living expensive, savings & creates stress about making ends meet.
The next generation depends on us to fight the housing crisis.
🇪🇺 The EU must step up and tackle this.
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Do we want to talk about the evil landlord / our economic system or about fair distribution of space and necessary paradigm-breaking urban-rural transformation processes (policy) which could lead out of this crisis.
Reposted by Michael Burchert
Yes. I am the old guy now that is saying I told you so. Most of the hippie stuff is coming back as climate solutions. Because... these problems are old and people can find solutions fast.
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Yes. I am the old guy now that is saying I told you so. Most of the hippie stuff is coming back as climate solutions. Because... these problems are old and people can find solutions fast.
Reposted by Michael Burchert
Even among the german parties that seem most resistant to climate action and actively delay it, there are MANY who think that the government is not doing enough to protect the climate (red bars).
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Even among the german parties that seem most resistant to climate action and actively delay it, there are MANY who think that the government is not doing enough to protect the climate (red bars).
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
Reposted by Michael Burchert
Friend of Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates, donated a tiny fraction of his grotesque wealth to farmers suffering from climate change.
If he paid taxes properly he would have been paying billions and billions in taxes.
Now he pretends to be generous with the money he owes us all.
If he paid taxes properly he would have been paying billions and billions in taxes.
Now he pretends to be generous with the money he owes us all.
The funding will support drought- and heat-resistant crops and livestock for regions already hit hard by climate impacts.
After climate memo row, Gates gives $1.4bn to help farmers cope with a hotter world
The announcement follows Gates’ call for a “strategic pivot” in global climate efforts from focusing on emissions, with new investments aimed at helping smallholder farmers access climate-resilient…
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Friend of Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates, donated a tiny fraction of his grotesque wealth to farmers suffering from climate change.
If he paid taxes properly he would have been paying billions and billions in taxes.
Now he pretends to be generous with the money he owes us all.
If he paid taxes properly he would have been paying billions and billions in taxes.
Now he pretends to be generous with the money he owes us all.
Very cool. Prefabricated wall modules with integrated dry stacked earth bricks are available now. (interior walls with thermal mass, that timber buildings need) #earthbuilding
www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...
www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Very cool. Prefabricated wall modules with integrated dry stacked earth bricks are available now. (interior walls with thermal mass, that timber buildings need) #earthbuilding
www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...
www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...
Even among the german parties that seem most resistant to climate action and actively delay it, there are MANY who think that the government is not doing enough to protect the climate (red bars).
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Even among the german parties that seem most resistant to climate action and actively delay it, there are MANY who think that the government is not doing enough to protect the climate (red bars).
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
I am sure you could find a name for this here: icd.who.int/en/
I have a request: please keep the paths clean.
It never used to matter to me too much, but I couldn't walk for almost the entire last year because of a broken foot. Every obstacle was a problem. So if you want to see more people on the streets again; not just in cars, you know what to do.
It never used to matter to me too much, but I couldn't walk for almost the entire last year because of a broken foot. Every obstacle was a problem. So if you want to see more people on the streets again; not just in cars, you know what to do.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I have a request: please keep the paths clean.
It never used to matter to me too much, but I couldn't walk for almost the entire last year because of a broken foot. Every obstacle was a problem. So if you want to see more people on the streets again; not just in cars, you know what to do.
It never used to matter to me too much, but I couldn't walk for almost the entire last year because of a broken foot. Every obstacle was a problem. So if you want to see more people on the streets again; not just in cars, you know what to do.
Reposted by Michael Burchert
"paused"? Like waiting for less climate change to press play?
www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15456...
www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15456...
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"paused"? Like waiting for less climate change to press play?
www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15456...
www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15456...
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As if NIMBYISM needed additional support, now it's turbo charged.
A lawyer, doctor, planning consultant, teacher, police officer, public administrator in your pocket.
And also, an absolute nightmare for hollowed out public systems.
AI may not be the productivity miracle that is anticipated....
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And also, an absolute nightmare for hollowed out public systems.
AI may not be the productivity miracle that is anticipated....
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
As if NIMBYISM needed additional support, now it's turbo charged.
Reposted by Michael Burchert
If you are unsure just look around for workshops in your area. #Earthbuilding will be one the key transformative technologies of a good future.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If you are unsure just look around for workshops in your area. #Earthbuilding will be one the key transformative technologies of a good future.
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Straw construction = beer and bread = 🎉🍻
I was so heartened to see a HUGE influx of biobased material solutions discussed at #greenbuild2025 last week. Straw was well represented!
𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 🦋 🗃
#𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 + #𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯
I was so heartened to see a HUGE influx of biobased material solutions discussed at #greenbuild2025 last week. Straw was well represented!
𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 🦋 🗃
#𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 + #𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯
Homes from straw, beer and bread from grains, clothes from beer brewing... That's a good amount of solution capacity from one crop.
Researchers extracted proteins from spent beer-brewing yeast and spun them into strong textile fibers that avoid the environmental impact of petroleum-based polymers, and the ethical as well as land- and water-use concerns of cotton and wool. cen.acs.org/materials/Br... #chemsky 🧪
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Straw construction = beer and bread = 🎉🍻
I was so heartened to see a HUGE influx of biobased material solutions discussed at #greenbuild2025 last week. Straw was well represented!
𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 🦋 🗃
#𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 + #𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯
I was so heartened to see a HUGE influx of biobased material solutions discussed at #greenbuild2025 last week. Straw was well represented!
𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 🦋 🗃
#𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 + #𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯
Reposted by Michael Burchert
You gotta love this rehab project and the straw mat manufacturing. This is the definition of a green business.
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
You gotta love this rehab project and the straw mat manufacturing. This is the definition of a green business.
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
www.copano.fr/chantiers-r%...
It's still a lot of work today, there is a saying that guys doing plaster need a good sense of humor.
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's still a lot of work today, there is a saying that guys doing plaster need a good sense of humor.
Reposted by Michael Burchert
as requested by absolutely nobody, I am going to live blog the launch of the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction at the Buildings and Cooling Pavilion inside the Blue Zone at COP30, Belem, Brazil.
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
as requested by absolutely nobody, I am going to live blog the launch of the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction at the Buildings and Cooling Pavilion inside the Blue Zone at COP30, Belem, Brazil.
Reposted by Michael Burchert
If you prefer paper vs screens,
you can see Lanefab homes and ideas in these books
(a thread)
"Prefabulous: Small Houses" by Sheri Koones
you can see Lanefab homes and ideas in these books
(a thread)
"Prefabulous: Small Houses" by Sheri Koones
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you prefer paper vs screens,
you can see Lanefab homes and ideas in these books
(a thread)
"Prefabulous: Small Houses" by Sheri Koones
you can see Lanefab homes and ideas in these books
(a thread)
"Prefabulous: Small Houses" by Sheri Koones
Reposted by Michael Burchert
Looking for inspiration for a new build or retrofit?
Well there are plenty of great projects to flick through in our archive.
www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast/
#SelfBuild #EcoHome #Passivhaus
Well there are plenty of great projects to flick through in our archive.
www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast/
#SelfBuild #EcoHome #Passivhaus
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Looking for inspiration for a new build or retrofit?
Well there are plenty of great projects to flick through in our archive.
www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast/
#SelfBuild #EcoHome #Passivhaus
Well there are plenty of great projects to flick through in our archive.
www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast/
#SelfBuild #EcoHome #Passivhaus
Reposted by Michael Burchert
A warning to all you new followers.
I will never get tired of showing #strawbuilding panels.
halm-haus.de
I will never get tired of showing #strawbuilding panels.
halm-haus.de
November 14, 2024 at 8:24 PM
A warning to all you new followers.
I will never get tired of showing #strawbuilding panels.
halm-haus.de
I will never get tired of showing #strawbuilding panels.
halm-haus.de
Josh is worth a follow to cleanse your timeline and add some real green goodness.
It was a crazy amount of work this year, but the fall garden is looking so good right now. First hard frost coming next week, can’t wait for candy carrots.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Josh is worth a follow to cleanse your timeline and add some real green goodness.
This.
Plastics and petrochemicals have become the new frontier of the fossil-fuel economy. Under Trump's deregulation, the big oil industry has taken control of the regulatory bodies meant to protect us, as toxic compounds are now taking over the human body. #OpCanary #EndAutoGenocide 🧵
The Plastic Experiment
A global chemical crisis unfolds as industry turns inward. Plastic pollution becomes self-inflicted, an autogenocide of comfort, profit, and survival.
spookyconnections.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This.
Strohbauworkshop am Samstag nähe Bremen/Hamburg. Noch wenige Plätze frei.
Alle Arten des Strohbaus von Modul-Vorfertigung bis Altbausanierung. Mit Besichtigung Stroh-5-Geschosser.
biwena.de/index.php/ev...
Alle Arten des Strohbaus von Modul-Vorfertigung bis Altbausanierung. Mit Besichtigung Stroh-5-Geschosser.
biwena.de/index.php/ev...
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Strohbauworkshop am Samstag nähe Bremen/Hamburg. Noch wenige Plätze frei.
Alle Arten des Strohbaus von Modul-Vorfertigung bis Altbausanierung. Mit Besichtigung Stroh-5-Geschosser.
biwena.de/index.php/ev...
Alle Arten des Strohbaus von Modul-Vorfertigung bis Altbausanierung. Mit Besichtigung Stroh-5-Geschosser.
biwena.de/index.php/ev...
Reposted by Michael Burchert
“Wir in Deutschland importieren fossile Brennstoffe für mehr als 80 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr. Das ist buchstäblich verbranntes Geld.
Sogar in Deutschland verkaufen sich Wärmepumpen, allen Kampagnen, aller Desinformation zum Trotz, längst besser als Gasheizungen.”
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Sogar in Deutschland verkaufen sich Wärmepumpen, allen Kampagnen, aller Desinformation zum Trotz, längst besser als Gasheizungen.”
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Meinung: Klimakonferenz in Brasilien: Fünf Gründe, warum diese COP ein Erfolg werden könnte
Bei der Klimakonferenz im brasilianischen Belém gibt es Grund zur Hoffnung. Das zeigt sich schon an der Autokolonne, in der Brasiliens Präsident Lula beim Gipfeltreffen vorfuhr.
www.spiegel.de
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“Wir in Deutschland importieren fossile Brennstoffe für mehr als 80 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr. Das ist buchstäblich verbranntes Geld.
Sogar in Deutschland verkaufen sich Wärmepumpen, allen Kampagnen, aller Desinformation zum Trotz, längst besser als Gasheizungen.”
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Sogar in Deutschland verkaufen sich Wärmepumpen, allen Kampagnen, aller Desinformation zum Trotz, längst besser als Gasheizungen.”
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Reposted by Michael Burchert
This is the finished product:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Woah, this turned out nice - rice straw retrofitted building as student and seasonal worker housing.
BC architects & studies
#strawbuilding #strawhouse #wrapping #lowtech #renewablematerials
Photo: Yohan Hubert
BC architects & studies
#strawbuilding #strawhouse #wrapping #lowtech #renewablematerials
Photo: Yohan Hubert
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This is the finished product:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
bsky.app/profile/mich...