Construction


 * -Building with natural materials**
 * Cob**
 * Strawbale**
 * Stone**


 * -Structures**
 * Wood**
 * Geodesic dome**
 * Vegetal structures**


 * -Mixed**
 * Earthship architecture**


 * -Roof**
 * Catalan vault**
 * Green roof**


 * -Finishing technics**
 * Earth plastering**
 * Natural Colors: ochres**


 * -Small constructions**


 * -Links and references**

An Earthship is a type of [|passive solar] house made of natural and recycled materials, are primarily constructed to work autonomously and are generally made of earth-filled tires, using [|thermal mass] construction and thick walls to naturally regulate indoor temperature. They also usually have their own special natural ventilation system. Earthships are generally [|Off-the-grid] homes, minimizing their reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels. Earthships are built to utilize the available local resources, especially energy from the sun. 1 media type="youtube" key="L9jdIm7grCY" width="296" height="245" media type="youtube" key="2i1cHHJAguA" width="296" height="245" Video Recipy from Spain: Mud, hands, a house Plaster recipy:4 parts of fine grain sand, 3 parts of clay, horse manure digested for 10/15 days,1 lt cooked wheat paste, 2 glasses of powder milk, 1 glass of linseed oil(waterproof)
 * 1) **Earthships**
 * 2. Cob** or cobb or clom is an ancien building material consisting of clay, sand , straw , water, and earth , similar to [|adobe]. Cob is fireproof, resistant to seismic activity and inexpensive. The proportions of the cob are 70% sand, 30% clay rich soil, with a flake of straw and water. This mix can have more clay, if that is the local resource at hand. After constructing a stones structures as base, the cobs are posed in forms of fish scelette which allows to the mixture to dry during the construction. Cobs greece, Greece


 * 3. Strawbale**
 * 4. Geodesic domes**: 1

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Conya Viva (spain)
 * 5. Vegetals structures**:

wofati compost toilettes: 1 earth hoven 1
 * C.Small constructions**

free books natural construction books Open directory of construction projects http://www.de12ambachten.nl/enghome.html http://www.strawbale-net.eu [|http://naturalhomes.org] [] (spain)
 * Links**