#greenbuilding #ecohouse #SelfBuild
#HempHouse
#Hempcrete
#EcoBuilding
#SustainableBuilding
#LowCarbon
#NaturalBuilding
#DIYBuild
Check out our channel for more 👇
#HempHouse
#Hempcrete
#EcoBuilding
#SustainableBuilding
#LowCarbon
#NaturalBuilding
#DIYBuild
Check out our channel for more 👇
A few years ago, Matt started self-building an eco house made from hempcrete, entirely by hand.
Since the last update, a lot has changed. Plans shifted, the build slowed… and he had a baby! Here's a little video on how it's all going.
youtu.be/utlrRGXrukc
Since the last update, a lot has changed. Plans shifted, the build slowed… and he had a baby! Here's a little video on how it's all going.
youtu.be/utlrRGXrukc
This Eco House Build Took an Unexpected Turn - The House That Hemp Built.
YouTube video by The Low Carbon Project
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January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
#greenbuilding #ecohouse #SelfBuild
#HempHouse
#Hempcrete
#EcoBuilding
#SustainableBuilding
#LowCarbon
#NaturalBuilding
#DIYBuild
Check out our channel for more 👇
#HempHouse
#Hempcrete
#EcoBuilding
#SustainableBuilding
#LowCarbon
#NaturalBuilding
#DIYBuild
Check out our channel for more 👇
Adobe bricks are made from the earth you walk on and you can build with them. It’s free!
#naturalbuilding #adobebricks
#naturalbuilding #adobebricks
September 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Adobe bricks are made from the earth you walk on and you can build with them. It’s free!
#naturalbuilding #adobebricks
#naturalbuilding #adobebricks
Alternative skills are necessary in times of crisis. Teaching community to make adobe bricks, an indigenous way of natural building.
#adobe #adobebricks #naturalbuilding
#adobe #adobebricks #naturalbuilding
September 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Alternative skills are necessary in times of crisis. Teaching community to make adobe bricks, an indigenous way of natural building.
#adobe #adobebricks #naturalbuilding
#adobe #adobebricks #naturalbuilding
#naturalbuilding attempt at whitewash
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
September 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#naturalbuilding attempt at whitewash
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
#naturalbuilding attempt at whitewash
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
September 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#naturalbuilding attempt at whitewash
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
(no, not the water-thinned paint [retching noises] that so many folks like Martha Stewart promotes)
Mise en place: hydrated lime, salt, borax
Excited to get away from here for a few days and go out to the Cascades for a Hempcrete design workshop by Next Genesis Design. Going to be awesome to finally work on a hempcrete build and learn more about the best natural building system out there.
#hempcrete #naturalbuilding
#hempcrete #naturalbuilding
August 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Excited to get away from here for a few days and go out to the Cascades for a Hempcrete design workshop by Next Genesis Design. Going to be awesome to finally work on a hempcrete build and learn more about the best natural building system out there.
#hempcrete #naturalbuilding
#hempcrete #naturalbuilding
Day five natural clay plaster:
Bedding in electric wires using hazel staples bent into a U shape, sharpened at both ends to be pushed into the straw bale wall.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale.
Bedding in electric wires using hazel staples bent into a U shape, sharpened at both ends to be pushed into the straw bale wall.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale.
August 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Day five natural clay plaster:
Bedding in electric wires using hazel staples bent into a U shape, sharpened at both ends to be pushed into the straw bale wall.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale.
Bedding in electric wires using hazel staples bent into a U shape, sharpened at both ends to be pushed into the straw bale wall.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale.
Day four Natural clay plaster course:
Body coat (clay, sand, fibre) added to walls. Initially with hands and the smoothed with floats.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale
Body coat (clay, sand, fibre) added to walls. Initially with hands and the smoothed with floats.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale
August 8, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Day four Natural clay plaster course:
Body coat (clay, sand, fibre) added to walls. Initially with hands and the smoothed with floats.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale
Body coat (clay, sand, fibre) added to walls. Initially with hands and the smoothed with floats.
#NaturalBuilding #StrawBale
Day three of natural clay plaster course:
Building up the window reveals using clay coated straw and then a 10mm ‘body’ coat of clay, sand and chopped hemp.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
Building up the window reveals using clay coated straw and then a 10mm ‘body’ coat of clay, sand and chopped hemp.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
August 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Day three of natural clay plaster course:
Building up the window reveals using clay coated straw and then a 10mm ‘body’ coat of clay, sand and chopped hemp.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
Building up the window reveals using clay coated straw and then a 10mm ‘body’ coat of clay, sand and chopped hemp.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
Straw bale window reveals:
Adding in straw coated with clay slip to shape the internal window reveals.
The hessian is used to create an even and consistent surface for the ‘body coat’ of clay plaster that comes next.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
Adding in straw coated with clay slip to shape the internal window reveals.
The hessian is used to create an even and consistent surface for the ‘body coat’ of clay plaster that comes next.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
August 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Straw bale window reveals:
Adding in straw coated with clay slip to shape the internal window reveals.
The hessian is used to create an even and consistent surface for the ‘body coat’ of clay plaster that comes next.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
Adding in straw coated with clay slip to shape the internal window reveals.
The hessian is used to create an even and consistent surface for the ‘body coat’ of clay plaster that comes next.
#StrawBale. #NaturalBuilding
Day two of natural clay plastering:
Out comes the roller pan mixer - buckets of clay, sand, hemp. Go in and fabulous plaster come out
#NaturalBuilding.
Out comes the roller pan mixer - buckets of clay, sand, hemp. Go in and fabulous plaster come out
#NaturalBuilding.
August 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Day two of natural clay plastering:
Out comes the roller pan mixer - buckets of clay, sand, hemp. Go in and fabulous plaster come out
#NaturalBuilding.
Out comes the roller pan mixer - buckets of clay, sand, hemp. Go in and fabulous plaster come out
#NaturalBuilding.
Day one of natural clay plastering with the School of Natural Building:
Mixing slip (the reveal coat)
Applying by hand - rubber gloves on!
#NaturalBuilding
Mixing slip (the reveal coat)
Applying by hand - rubber gloves on!
#NaturalBuilding
August 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Day one of natural clay plastering with the School of Natural Building:
Mixing slip (the reveal coat)
Applying by hand - rubber gloves on!
#NaturalBuilding
Mixing slip (the reveal coat)
Applying by hand - rubber gloves on!
#NaturalBuilding
📊 14 months of IEQ data in a straw bale home in England.
🌬️ No MVHR. No overheating.
Read the paper: sciexplor.com/articles/jbd...
👏 Congrats Janice A. Foster, Filbert Musau, Barbara Jones & Sam Foster
#sbuk #ieq #naturalbuilding
🌬️ No MVHR. No overheating.
Read the paper: sciexplor.com/articles/jbd...
👏 Congrats Janice A. Foster, Filbert Musau, Barbara Jones & Sam Foster
#sbuk #ieq #naturalbuilding
July 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📊 14 months of IEQ data in a straw bale home in England.
🌬️ No MVHR. No overheating.
Read the paper: sciexplor.com/articles/jbd...
👏 Congrats Janice A. Foster, Filbert Musau, Barbara Jones & Sam Foster
#sbuk #ieq #naturalbuilding
🌬️ No MVHR. No overheating.
Read the paper: sciexplor.com/articles/jbd...
👏 Congrats Janice A. Foster, Filbert Musau, Barbara Jones & Sam Foster
#sbuk #ieq #naturalbuilding
Loaded for bear
And by bear, I mean a little #naturalbuilding down at the hardware store.
A few people stopped by as I loaded up to ask questions and show some interest in the cargo ebike situation.
And by bear, I mean a little #naturalbuilding down at the hardware store.
A few people stopped by as I loaded up to ask questions and show some interest in the cargo ebike situation.
July 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Loaded for bear
And by bear, I mean a little #naturalbuilding down at the hardware store.
A few people stopped by as I loaded up to ask questions and show some interest in the cargo ebike situation.
And by bear, I mean a little #naturalbuilding down at the hardware store.
A few people stopped by as I loaded up to ask questions and show some interest in the cargo ebike situation.
In talks about a project proposing an #earthenfloor. IMO this is the pinnacle of natural building. Walls and roofs are easy compared to your ground contact points- which require special consideration. especially in colder regions.
#naturalbuilding #greenbuilding #sustainability
#naturalbuilding #greenbuilding #sustainability
July 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In talks about a project proposing an #earthenfloor. IMO this is the pinnacle of natural building. Walls and roofs are easy compared to your ground contact points- which require special consideration. especially in colder regions.
#naturalbuilding #greenbuilding #sustainability
#naturalbuilding #greenbuilding #sustainability
Heading to Sumatra next week to run a bamboo workshop 🌿
Can’t wait to build, share, and learn from this incredible part of the world.
#BambooWorkshop #SustainableArchitecture #NaturalBuilding
Can’t wait to build, share, and learn from this incredible part of the world.
#BambooWorkshop #SustainableArchitecture #NaturalBuilding
July 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Heading to Sumatra next week to run a bamboo workshop 🌿
Can’t wait to build, share, and learn from this incredible part of the world.
#BambooWorkshop #SustainableArchitecture #NaturalBuilding
Can’t wait to build, share, and learn from this incredible part of the world.
#BambooWorkshop #SustainableArchitecture #NaturalBuilding
If you can tie on rafters, surely you can tie on thatch too—right? Makes intuitive sense to me. I’ll let you know if it works 🤓
#naturalbuilding #wattleanddaub #anglosaxon #thatch #artistmade #experiment #funwithbuilding #ancientfutures
#naturalbuilding #wattleanddaub #anglosaxon #thatch #artistmade #experiment #funwithbuilding #ancientfutures
May 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you can tie on rafters, surely you can tie on thatch too—right? Makes intuitive sense to me. I’ll let you know if it works 🤓
#naturalbuilding #wattleanddaub #anglosaxon #thatch #artistmade #experiment #funwithbuilding #ancientfutures
#naturalbuilding #wattleanddaub #anglosaxon #thatch #artistmade #experiment #funwithbuilding #ancientfutures
Small Cob Structure Prototype by Alex Sumerall of This Cob House | Cob is a natural, ancient building material typically made with soil, aggregate (sand), clay, and water, making healthy, affordable, and durable homes.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Small Cob Structure Prototype by Alex Sumerall of This Cob House | Cob is a natural, ancient building material typically made with soil, aggregate (sand), clay, and water, making healthy, affordable, and durable homes.
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"DIRT floor costs $0, looks LUXURY 🌱✨ #naturalbuilding #strawbale #earthenfloor #satisfying #puremichigan #diy"
May 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"DIRT floor costs $0, looks LUXURY 🌱✨ #naturalbuilding #strawbale #earthenfloor #satisfying #puremichigan #diy"
#ecomediacenter #bluebee #redbud #bluebeeecological #cityrepair #btown #beetown #cob #earthen #naturalbuilding #art #design #ecodesign #books #littlefreelibrary #littlefreepantry #micro #greenbldg #ecosrchitecture #greenroof #earth #ecosystem #gardens #localfood #foodsovereignty #foodsecurity #bees
RSVP to be involved in building an earthen benchgarten array project downtown @Red Bud Books funded by the Bloomington Commission on Sustainability, the City's ESD Dept & Blue Bee Ecological Endeavors.
Include the Subject Line
bluebeebiospherics@gmail.com
Subject Line: Blue Sky Blue Bee post
Include the Subject Line
bluebeebiospherics@gmail.com
Subject Line: Blue Sky Blue Bee post
April 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Very excited to be welcoming highly respected Susan Hagan, natural builder extraordinaire to Chumbaria this summer. Cob clay pizza oven building course. Pizza, mmm!
#naturalbuilding #cob #pizzaoven #woodfired
#naturalbuilding #cob #pizzaoven #woodfired
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Very excited to be welcoming highly respected Susan Hagan, natural builder extraordinaire to Chumbaria this summer. Cob clay pizza oven building course. Pizza, mmm!
#naturalbuilding #cob #pizzaoven #woodfired
#naturalbuilding #cob #pizzaoven #woodfired
A great example of organic architecture by renowned bamboo design firm Ibuku. This one spotted at Alchemy Yoga, just outside Ubud, Bali.
#BambooArchitecture #Ibuku #SustainableDesign #AlchemyYogaBali #NaturalBuilding #EcoArchitecture #BambooRoof #BalineseDesign #OrganicArchitecture
#BambooArchitecture #Ibuku #SustainableDesign #AlchemyYogaBali #NaturalBuilding #EcoArchitecture #BambooRoof #BalineseDesign #OrganicArchitecture
March 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A great example of organic architecture by renowned bamboo design firm Ibuku. This one spotted at Alchemy Yoga, just outside Ubud, Bali.
#BambooArchitecture #Ibuku #SustainableDesign #AlchemyYogaBali #NaturalBuilding #EcoArchitecture #BambooRoof #BalineseDesign #OrganicArchitecture
#BambooArchitecture #Ibuku #SustainableDesign #AlchemyYogaBali #NaturalBuilding #EcoArchitecture #BambooRoof #BalineseDesign #OrganicArchitecture
🚨 Today – 1300 (GMT)
Timber Framing for Straw Bale Construction 🪵📐🏗️
Designing timber frames for straw bale buildings is a skill - Hawkland brings real-world experience to the table.
🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/4hJkGr2
#strawbuilding #timberframing #timber #naturalbuilding #biobasedmaterials
Timber Framing for Straw Bale Construction 🪵📐🏗️
Designing timber frames for straw bale buildings is a skill - Hawkland brings real-world experience to the table.
🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/4hJkGr2
#strawbuilding #timberframing #timber #naturalbuilding #biobasedmaterials
March 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚨 Today – 1300 (GMT)
Timber Framing for Straw Bale Construction 🪵📐🏗️
Designing timber frames for straw bale buildings is a skill - Hawkland brings real-world experience to the table.
🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/4hJkGr2
#strawbuilding #timberframing #timber #naturalbuilding #biobasedmaterials
Timber Framing for Straw Bale Construction 🪵📐🏗️
Designing timber frames for straw bale buildings is a skill - Hawkland brings real-world experience to the table.
🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/4hJkGr2
#strawbuilding #timberframing #timber #naturalbuilding #biobasedmaterials
Cob, wattle and daub, and cord wood #naturalbuilding sauna construction in #elsalvador
March 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Cob, wattle and daub, and cord wood #naturalbuilding sauna construction in #elsalvador
What's that, The Guardian? An article about an exhibit on stunning Japanese wooden joinery techniques?
#naturalbuilding
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#naturalbuilding
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Like a game of black-belt level Jenga’: inside the ancient art of Japanese carpentry
From the earthquake-defying joints that support a 13th-century temple to the delicacy of sashimono puzzle boxes, a new exhibition shows off the myriad possibilities of this centuries-old craft
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
What's that, The Guardian? An article about an exhibit on stunning Japanese wooden joinery techniques?
#naturalbuilding
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#naturalbuilding
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...