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26/06/2021

Best soil types to build your house underground. While cohesive soils, like clay are not very suitable, granular types, like sand and gravel are good, because these types allow water to drain quickly and compact well.

The groundwater level is also very important.
The best areas for building an underground-house. Areas with significant temperature extremes and low humidity are best.

Permafrost areas are least suitable for underground buildings, as well as areas with high humidity, because the humidity can lead to condensation on interior walls.

30/05/2021

This house is standing on a steep slope in S. Abbondio, it’s designed for two people andtheir guests.

30/05/2021

Concrete house in Switzerland looks like a block of Swiss cheese

26/05/2021

This home is another one that’ll just have to be used for inspiration because the site it originated from is no longer in business.

But as you can see from the floor plans, the home has a living room, bedroom, dining area, and also includes solar panels in the plan as well.

25/05/2021

Wood is one of the most sustainable and environmentally favourable construction materials available. This is due to its; absorption of carbon dioxide while growing, adaptability as a product and recyclability or use as a biofuel. ... Wood is the most eco friendly material we use.

23/05/2021

Sustainable wood comes from sustainably managed forests. It's renewable because the forest stewards manage the landscape to prevent damage to eco-systems, watersheds, wildlife and the trees themselves, taking a long term rather than short term view of the resource.

23/05/2021

Timber is ecological and sustainable and a truly renewable building material. Its sustainability is unsurpassed. Timber is grown quicker than it is used by most of the main timber supplying countries which have long-standing policies to re-grow more timber than is felled.

21/05/2021

We recently witnessed the marvelous achievement of China building a hospital in under ten days. How did they do it? Can India do it if necessary? These certainly are intriguing questions that call for an appraisal on ‘What is the current state of construction technology that makes such feats possible?’

20/05/2021

An overall comparison showed that the materials for the construction of a wooden house have less negative impact on the environment than materials for the construction of a brick house.

19/05/2021

The Mud House, kachcha, is a building made of natural materials such as mud, grass, bamboo, thatch or sticks and is therefore a short-lived structure. Since it is not made for endurance it requires constant maintenance and replacement. The practical limitations of the building materials available dictate the specific form which can have a simple beauty. The advantage of a Clay House is that construction materials are cheap and easily available and relatively little labor is required.