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Honestly, I researched small sustainable home building options for three years and was not sold on a yurt until I realized the fabric kits are the least expensive and fastest way to build a home. That was 2008 August. Architectural plans, finances, property construction, etc. caused me to store the yurt until I moved in 2009 April. My new home was erected in three days. This is 2010 February (almost a year of yurt dwelling) and I just recently completed this fabulous book.

Read rave reviews onAmazonBooksfrom people who may have never stepped into a yurt. They express how wonderfully written this book,YURTS Living in the RoundbyBecky Kemery, is. I’m here to tell you it is also excellent from an existing yurt dweller’s perspective.

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Images fromThe Big PictureTheLibertarian point of viewis that building codes are evil and an intrusion. They even say that “Building codes restrict innovation. If we didn’t force everyone to comply with old technological standards in construction, we would likely have developed a system that is both cheaper than current systems and more resistant against natural disasters.” Others say “Strict building codes makes it harder to build buildings. Prices of structures…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images fromThe Big PictureTheLibertarian point of viewis that building codes are evil and an intrusion. They even say that “Building codes restrict innovation. If we didn’t force everyone to comply with old technological standards in construction, we would likely have developed a system that is both cheaper than current systems and more resistant against natural disasters.” Others say “Strict building codes makes it harder to build buildings. Prices of structures…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Honestly, I researched small sustainable home building options for three years and was not sold on a yurt until I realized the fabric kits are the least expensive and fastest way to build a home. That was 2008 August. Architectural plans, finances, property construction, etc. caused me to store the yurt until I moved in 2009 April. My new home was erected in three days. This is 2010 February (almost a year of yurt dwelling) and I just recently completed this fabulous book.

Read rave reviews onAmazonBooksfrom people who may have never stepped into a yurt. They express how wonderfully written this book,YURTS Living in the RoundbyBecky Kemery, is. I’m here to tell you it is also excellent from an existing yurt dweller’s perspective.

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By Delia Montgomery
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Honestly, I researched small sustainable home building options for three years and was not sold on a yurt until I realized the fabric kits are the least expensive and fastest way to build a home. That was 2008 August. Architectural plans, finances, property construction, etc. caused me to store the yurt until I moved in 2009 April. My new home was erected in three days. This is 2010 February (almost a year of yurt dwelling) and I just recently completed this fabulous book.

Read rave reviews onAmazonBooksfrom people who may have never stepped into a yurt. They express how wonderfully written this book,YURTS Living in the RoundbyBecky Kemery, is. I’m here to tell you it is also excellent from an existing yurt dweller’s perspective.

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By Delia Montgomery
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A few days ago the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, was closed “indefinitely” due to ” electrical problems.” May thought that it was more than just that, and the speculation was rampant that the Dubai meltdown had affected even this iconic building. The owners didn’t help the situation; as theGuardianputs it:

“Despite repeated requests, a spokeswoman for Emaar was unable to provide further details or rule out the possibility of foul play. Greg Sang, Emaar’s director of projects and the man charged with coordinating the tower’s con…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mike recently wroteSpace-Age Tech Coming to a Building Near You: Aerogel as InsulationIt is true that it hasn’t been used much as conventional insulation in solid walls, but because it is translucent, it has been used a lot in applications where architects want natural light and a high level of insulation.KalwallputsCabot’s nanogelaerogel between two layers of fiberglass panels and gets R-20 out of a translucent wall, which is certa…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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California’s Green Building Standards Code, the first of its kind when placed on the books 18 months ago, moved toward a new phase this week with the adoption of mandatory measures that are aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, water use and other environmental impacts of new construction.
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Photo: The grey water storage and lily tank all lit up on Diwali night at Our Native Village, an eco-resort outside of Bangalore (Chitra K. Vishwanath)More often than not, I am greeted with blank looks whenever I mention the words ‘earth architecture’. But forget mud huts and even theGreat Mosque(Mali’s masterpiece of traditional earth building). Despite it being an ancient building material, designing with earth these days is not as humble as it may appear, especially in urban settings. This unseeming paradox is one that Indian architect<a…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The LEED Gold-certified Siemens building in Gebze, Turkey. Photo viaÇEDBİK.While American readers are used to seeing theLEEDlabel attached to eco-friendly buildings, such structures are identified in other countries by an alphabet soup ofcertifications– from BEES and BREEAM to LCAid and SBtool. Next up may be a similar certificatea la Turca</e…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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