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Earth homes make a comeback in a Colombian town

In the town of Barichara, deep in the Andes mountains, Julio Leon is building a three-room house. It’s made mostly out of ...
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Poured Earth is a sustainable construction method modelled on concrete casting

Material research studio Matter at Hand, founded by Assemble co-founder Lewis Jones, has created a prototype clay-based construction method named Poured Earth that emulates casting concrete. Poured ...
JEC Composites

Earth-sheltered homes made of composite materials

The technology is designed to adapt to any type of topography, either flat, with moderate land slopes or steep slopes. Green Magic Homes components are easy and fast assembly. Each component has ...
Los Angeles Times

The Building Technique That Saves Energy, Cuts Costs, and Endures

Imagine you arrive at a hillside retreat in the Pacific Northwest right when the evening fog starts to move in. You touch the walls and they’re cool. The colors ...
Star Tribune

Mankato-based company builds underground houses for buyers seeking durability, energy efficiency

Growing up, Pete Bissonette always wanted to live in a bus or a cave. The latter dream came true, at least in a sense. Bissonette has one of the about 650 homes Mankato-based Earth Sheltered ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Earth homes: Living down under

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. As you drive through rural areas of St. Clair, Jefferson and Franklin counties, farms, homes and small family-owned businesses ...
Seattle Times

Minnesota company builds underground houses for buyers seeking durability, energy efficiency

MINNEAPOLIS — Growing up, Pete Bissonette always wanted to live in a bus or a cave. The latter dream came true, at least in a sense. Bissonette has one of the about 650 homes Mankato, Minnesota-based ...