Alternative living: going underground – the Dune House

Architect William Morgan’s goggle-eyed Dune House was created back in the mid 1970′s. The two, side-by-side, duplex apartments were built right into the Atlantic Beach, Florida dune using swimming pool technology – a gunite-concrete shell anchored to a cast concrete floor.

The structure features a vintage green roof that keeps the two apartments a very cool 70 degrees inside. The upper floor of each unit features a bedroom and bath, with the oceanfront lower level housing the kitchen, dining and living areas.

Source: The Alternative Consumer

This type of low-impact building should be used more often.  There are many environmental benefits of building into- or underground, including lower energy bills (earth is a great insulator) as well as a reduction in visual pollution.

Water Rhapsody Water Conservation Systems Mpumalanga offers water tank and rainwater tank installation, rainwater harvesting systems (see rainwater FAQ), grey water recycling  (see greywater FAQ) and water-saving devices for swimming pools and toilet flush systems (see product demo ).  Our WWF Award-winning water systems can be retrofitted or built into new buildings and can be adapted to small households or large business blocks, hospitals, schools, lodges & hotels.

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