BBC featured a cob building project by Kate Edwards of Edwards Cob Eco Buildings.

I found Natural Building and a New Sense of the Earth this week. It’s a great human story about the cob pioneers in Oregon. Inspiring!

Explore the world of natural building and meet some of its pioneers who are creating beautiful and inexpensive houses out of earth and straw, houses that you can make, too. This is a way of building that can transform how you see the earth and yourself.

Paul Wheaton gives us a video tour  of 12 different  Rocket Stove Mass Heaters and their components.  He also posted a summary of the Pyromania Workshop he attended  at “Cobville“. These are great videos for getting to know some of the intricacies of the rocket stove while they are built.  Follow the rocket stove discussion at Permies.com

My friend and colleague David Sheen has finished the documentary First Earth, Uncompromising Ecological Architecture.  David will be touring the eastern U.S. this month giving lectures and pre-release screenings of the film.
Along his travels around the world David has provided us with wonderful photos of earthen buildings.  From modest mud huts to magnificent earthen skyscrapers.
Now the documentary is complete.  Congratulations David!

Visit the First Earth web site for more information »

Recently on the  Tiny House Blog, Kent Griswold posted a video on his site of Jay’s Tiny Home Tour.  Jay Shafer of the Tumbleweed House Company is creating and living in houses of 65 to 774 square feet.  I applaud his concentrated design skills.  I’m a fan of the super small house – been living in 280 square feet pod for almost a year and have no complaints, except no closet!  I’m inspired by the tiny house movement, doing more with less material.  Constructing small leaves more time and money  for the details, which can enhance the quality of a space. Not to mention removing the chores that come with the large house to-do list.  How efficient is that?