#sustainable homes

[handcraftedloghomes]

A "feature log" is an exposed supporting post in a log home. When you are in the design stage, we can customize your floorplan to include a beautiful feature log your log or timber frame home!

[westeckwindows]

This week in Westeck News - Carbon Dioxide Removal in a Net-Zero North America. 

[keepingitneutral]

Pabellón de la Reserva, Reserva Santa Fe, Mexico,

Courtesy: Studio Hemaa

[mad4india1]

Are sustainable Homes The New Cool? This Mother Daughter Duo Created A Perfect Outhouse Using Neem, Jaggery & Methi

One of the many things that bring together Shipra Singhania (35), a Bombay native, and Sunita Sanghi (60), a Rajasthan native and Shipra’s mother-in-law, is their shared appreciation of their heritage, the natural world, sustainable homes & a simple life.

The duo’s vacation home in the remote village of Barh Kesharpur in Alwar, Rajasthan, is a symbol of their devotion to one another, to nature and to the idea of living a sustainable life.

Eco-friendly features and a focus on sustainability have made this house a haven for the family to relax and spend quality time together, far from the distractions of the city.

A fresh start with Sustainable Homes

Shipra Singhania has been practising as an interior designer since 2014 through her firm Sketch Design Studio. But something changed for her and she started finding her peace in blocks of nature. It was in the year 2020 when a client asked Shipra to design an agro-tourism area on his farm.

She says she didn’t know she was capable of so much until immediately before she finished something really difficult. As a result of working on the project of sustainable homes, she decided to learn as much as she could about natural construction and the wonders of the natural world.

Once she realised the possibilities of environmentally friendly designs, sustainable homes, there was no turning back. With this in mind, Shipra with her family began construction on her second home.

The family was overjoyed to move into their 2,000-square-foot utopia in 2021 after a yearlong construction process.

MudKothi

Shipra’s natural building techniques required fine-tuning for the climate of Alwar, so it’s important to get a sense of the region. The local sandstone was used extensively in the construction of the many forts and other stone structures that dot the picturesque landscape of Alwar city.

The city experiences average summer highs of 41 degrees Celsius and winter lows of 8 degrees Celsius. Because of the extreme weather conditions, the house had to be built in a way that it could withstand strong winds and high temperatures without causing significant temperature swings inside. It was her first architectural project, and there was much to learn

She spoke with other professionals in the architecture sector for advice on how to build using eco-friendly materials. She then went on to talk about environmentally friendly materials, which she felt to be a viable alternative due to the fact that its scientific basis was entwined with ancient concepts.

Shipra with her mother inlaws support constructed the house out of mud, earthen sacks, lime, and plaster. they even made the construction material out of food, like neem leaves, turmeric, and jaggery. These foods have been used for centuries in earthen buildings because of their many useful properties, such as neem’s ability to repel termites, jaggery’s strength as a binding agent, and methi (fenugreek) ability’s to do the same for earthen bricks.

Shipra has made it a top priority to ensure that the house is well insulated due to the state’s extreme weather.

To achieve this, mud is used to build the walls along the south and west, while the stone is used for the walls along the north and east. Thatch is used for the roof because of its airtight qualities.

[avelera]

Ok dumb as hell fic prompt for Jayvik but

Jayce gets sent back in time to the day of his first meeting with Viktor. He thinks he can avoid changing the timeline too much by more or less repeating things but he’s trying to be very precise. Still he can’t help but fall for Viktor all over again and their relationship immediately gets serious because he can’t hold back his feelings. Jayce feels awful about this but it’s also the happiest he’s ever been and he knows he’s succeeding at averting Hextech just with the added bonus of dating Viktor since the beginning

The twist is that Viktor also got sent back. To the same timeline. On the same day. Young Viktor is actually Jayce’s Viktor. Viktor has also determined he has to pretend to be his former self a few minutes before he and Jayce encountered each other. They’re both having the time of their lives and both are torn apart by guilt for using the younger version of the person they love like this, thus making them both the stupidest smart people ever born.

[bumblebeeappletree]

Every once in a while I’ll see some posts about everyone should become vegan in order to help the environment. And that… sounds kinda rude. I’m sure they don’t mean to come off that way but like, humans are omnivores. Yes there are people who won’t have any animal products be it meat or otherwise either due to personal beliefs or because their body physically cannot handle it, and that’s okay! You don’t have to change your diet to include those products if you don’t want to or you physically can’t.

But there’s indigenous communities that hunt and farm animals sustainably and have been doing so for generations. And these animals are a primary source of food for them. Look to the bison of North America. The settlers nearly caused an extinction as a part of a genocide. Because once the Bison were gone it caused an even sharper decline of the indigenous population. Now thankfully Bison did not go extinct and are actively being shared with other groups across America.

Now if we look outside of indigenous communities we have people who are doing sustainable farming as well as hunting. We have hunting seasons for a reason, mostly because we killed a lot of the predators. As any hunter and they will tell you how bad the deer population can get. (Also America has this whole thing about bird feathers and bird hunting, like it was bad until they laid down some laws. People went absolutely nuts on having feathers be a part of fashion like holy cow.)

We’re slowly getting better with having gardens and vertical farms within cities, and there’s some laws on being able to have a chicken or two at your house or what-have-you in the city for some eggs. (Or maybe some quails since they’re smaller than chickens it’s something that you’d might have to check in your area.) Maybe you would be able to raise some honey bees or rent them out because each honey tastes different from different plants. But ultimately when it comes to meat or cheese? Go to your local farmers. Go to farmers markets, meet with the people there, become friends, go actively check out their farm. See how the animal lives are and if the farmer is willing, talk to them about sustainable agriculture. See what they can change if they’re willing. Support indigenous communities and buy their food and products, especially if you’re close enough that the food won’t spoil on its way to you. (Like imagine living in Texas and you want whale meat from Alaska and you buy it from an indigenous community. I would imagine that would be pretty hard to get.)

Either way everything dies in the end. Do we shame scavengers for eating corpses they found before it could rot and spread disease? Do we shame the animals that hunt other animals to survive? Yes factory farming should no longer exist. So let’s give the animals the best life we can give them. If there’s babies born that the farmer doesn’t want, give them away to someone who wants them as a pet. Or someone who wants to raise them for something else. Not everyone can raise animals for their meat. I know I can’t I would get to emotionally attached. I’d only be able to raise them for their eggs and milk.

Yeah this was pretty much thrown together, and I just wanted to say my thoughts and throw them into the void. If you have some examples of sustainable farming/agriculture, please share them because while I got some stuff I posted from YouTube, I’m still interested to see what stuff I might’ve missed!

[arc-hus]

Gardenhide Studio, London - Commonbond Architects

[mensministry]

"Stella the Stargazer"

Ample was commissioned to design a lovely tiny home for the Australian tourism and events company Visit Victoria.

It is based on a triple-axle trailer and features a length of 32 feet and a width of 7.8 feet. Old sections of steel were sourced from an abandoned farm shack in rural Penshurst, Victoria and they were used to build the home.

Reclaimed corrugated iron and hardwood from the same site were utilized as well, giving the tiny home a shed-like aesthetic.

The tiny home can run off the grid using a solar panel system and batteries. It also includes a generator that will work when needed. A rainwater collection system has also been integrated, as well as tanks to hold greywater and waste.

Stella the Stargazer can be booked and moves around in different locations.

Courtesy: Ample

[vaguely-concerned]

I hope this game knows that I have never blocked or deflected a single attack in my entire life and by god I don't intend to start now. I'm running this shit in my usual fromsoftware style (I dodge or I die I will not sit meekly cowering behind my shield waiting for the end to come I shall meet it head-on on the field of glorious combat). living on adrenaline and i-frames. L1 might as well not exist to me. ah yes. the coward button. I've heard tell of it. the button for people afraid to die. for people unwilling to tank a lethal blow to the face for no reason when it's totally avoidable if you use the game mechanics the devs have handed you. you know. like a real man

[cherrywhite]

There are so many callbacks in tsv that destroy me but this one absolutely gutted me

[hometoursandotherstuff]

'Vallecitos' is a luxury earthship house built in 2018 in Taos, NM. It's been featured on Netflix, international TV and social media, among the pages of Forbes and AirBnB magazine, and many others, yet it's been on the market for almost 2 yrs. 2bds, 2ba, asking $825K + $20mo. HOA fee. Let's take a look inside.

So, the typically long earthship garden that is usually inside the house, is separate here, and like a greenhouse decorated with bottles in the pretty turquoise walls.

Food grows out here- I see lettuce, aloe vera.

And, look at this- bananas. Or are they plantains?

I must say that the living room is nice, but the dining area is a little tight.

We've seen some pretty primitive earthships before, but this actually looks like a home with beamed ceilings and quality glass doors and windows.

A real kitchen and it's very pretty. Love the turquoise cabinets.

It even has a pantry and laundry room.

Very nice bath and what looks like a real flushing toilet, not a composter.

Beautiful tile sink.

The secondary bedroom is lovely. It looks like a child's room and has plenty storage for toys, games and books. A desk faces the garden window.

As we can see, the garden runs the whole length of the large "ship."

The primary bedroom is nice.

It opens to the garden area.

Pretty en-suite. I would need something on that window, though.

Out on the patio they have a sauna.

Patio looking out over the 2.31 acre lot.

View of the back of th house with the sauna and patio.

Partial privacy wall around a deck.

Aerial view of the property shows grass and vegetation, but it's quite vast and empty.

Glamor shot of it at night.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/27-Earthship-Way-Taos-NM-87577/2061804094_zpid/?

[the-badger-mole]

So we all know that that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, and to a certain extent, we have to acknowledge that our way of life is dependent on the suffering of others. Fortunately, it seems there are people who are pushing against that. If you're in the market for a new phone, I urge you to check out the Fairphone 4. It's made using ethically sourced materials and designed to be modular, so you can make repairs at home- which means if you crack your screen, or the battery stops working, you don't have to buy a whole new phone. I know the world is becoming more and more aware of the horrific conditions being suffered by people in places like DRC to make our smart devices. You can use your buying power to make a change.

I am personally not in the market for a new phone just yet, but if you are looking to get a new phone, I encourage you to look into ethically sourced phones and other tech. If you already have a Fairphone, please reblog this and talk about your experience. Be honest. Give the pros and cons so people can make informed decisions. We can't immediately stop all of the horrors that capitalism has brought on the world, but we have the power to make smaller choices where we can to mitigate the harm done.

Fairphone's main company seems to operate in Europe (website here), but if you are looking to buy in the US and Canada, check out their partner site, Murena (website here).

[hoofpeet]

BACK with wifi at the house again !!! Here's some roadtrip stuff from the last few days of no wifi

[keepingitneutral]

Alarine Earth Home, Koshi, India,

Zarine Jamshedji Architects Conceived in collaboration with builder Cornelis Alan Beuke

Photo Credit: Syam Sreesylam

[thesaurushouseofdesign]

Stamp House, Cape Tribulation, Australia,

Charles Wright Architects

[asteroidtroglodyte]

>be me

>hates Roaches like any American

>decide that I cannot live in fear

>researches Cockroaches

>like, deep dive on Blattodea

>intelligent social generalists

>”oh they’re little people”

>aw fuck

>have become Guy Who Likes Roaches

>begin to resent everyone else for not having any love in their heart for the clever little tree-bugs that learned to live harmoniously alongside us when we began reforming the world according to our designs

Anyway that’s my Villain origin story