wooden structures

Six homes without corners; natural building at its best

Six natural homes without corners... natural building at its best. This is one of the homes in Matavenero ecoVillage in León, an isolated mountainous region of North West Spain. The village was aba...

http://naturalhomes.org/without-corners.htm Wed, 24 Aug 2016, 19:04:38 UTC

Ferrocement Tanks - Rainwaterharvesting.org

Any land anywhere can be used to harvest rainwater The fundamental reason: extend the fruits of the monsoon The basic principle: Catch water where it falls TRADITIONAL Indigenous systems MODERN Contempo...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/methods/modern/fctanks.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:52 UTC

Natural Building Colloquium

Colloquium: Introduction The Context: Natural Building The Building Codes Societal Impact Matrix Return of The Village Habitat For Humanity Earthmother Dwelling Intuitive Design Curves of Breath & Clay Feng Shui...

http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/history.html Mon, 23 Jul 2012, 05:00:00 UTC

Construction of a Rainwater Harvesting System

Construction Procedures and specifications for construction of storage and recharge tanks are explained below. There are a lot of similarities in the construction steps of both storage and recharge stru...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Urban/Construction.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:30 UTC

Natural Building Colloquium

Colloquium: Introduction The Context: Natural Building The Building Codes Societal Impact Matrix Return of The Village Habitat For Humanity Earthmother Dwelling Intuitive Design Curves of Breath & Clay Feng Shui...

http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/magic.html Mon, 23 Jul 2012, 05:00:00 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

Kul Kuls are water channels found in precipitous mountain areas. These channels carry water from glaciers to villages in the Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Where the terrain is muddy, the kul is lined with rocks t...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Traditional3.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:16 UTC

Natural Building Colloquium

Colloquium: Introduction The Context: Natural Building The Building Codes Societal Impact Matrix Return of The Village Habitat For Humanity Earthmother Dwelling Intuitive Design Curves of Breath & Clay Feng Shui...

http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/earthbags.html Mon, 23 Jul 2012, 05:00:00 UTC

Deccan Plateau : Contemporary Water Harvesting Designs

DECCAN PLATEAU Tudum or monga Tudum or monga are mechanisms used to draw water from Kohli tanks for irrigation. Different mechanisms are used depending on the size of the tank. For a small tank...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/dec_plat_cont.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:56:26 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Contemporary Innovative Designs

Artificial Glaciers A great example of how decentralised approaches to water harvesting boost innovation comes from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. Chewang Norphel , retired engineer of the department of ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Improvised.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:56:42 UTC