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Bamboo Flooring Basics (Video)

By on May 30, 2011 in green building, green insurance, GREY WATER, GREYWATER, JOJO WATER TANKS, RAINWATER, SOLAR ENERGY, sustainable building, sustainable house design, TANK STANDS, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER SAVING, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, water tanks, YES SOLAR

Bamboo is a sustainable, renewable building and decor material and should be considered whether you are building a new how or renovating your existing home. If you live in South Africa and need environmentally friendly water conservation and solar energy solutions, contact us for a free quote.  Our WWF award winning water systems include, rainwater […]

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How to Build a Bamboo and Earth House

By on April 12, 2011 in green building, green insurance, green living, GREY WATER, GREYWATER, insurance, JOJO, JOJO TENKE, JOJO WATER TANKS, RAINHARVEST, RAINWATER, RAINWATER COLLECTION, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RAINWATER TANKS, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GEYSERS, SUSTAINABLE, sustainable building, sustainable house design, TANK STANDS, TENK, WATER, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

Berkeley based Natural Builders worked with a local team to build this house in Costa Rica using bamboo joinery and the infill between the posts using the earth and bamboo “wattle & daub” technique. The wattle and daub technique is an ancient time tested method of building. A basket-like wall (wattle) is combined with an […]

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