So what is natural building? I would say the definition goes deeper than just constructing buildings with “natural” materials. After all how do we define what natural is?
Lime Plasters Are In
Natural Building & Clay Carving - Add Artistic Expression to Your Home
Now you have an expanse of clay before you, a blank canvas to express yourself upon. Have fun! Feel the warmth and beauty of the clay, and tap into your inner artist. Get dirty, and share the experience with someone else! With some practice, you might be surprised what kind of beautiful things you can make with just a bit of Earth!
Timber Framing: A Real Application of Sustainable Forestry Management
The deforestation problem that constantly threatens our global forest resources is one that we can overcome. To accomplish this, though, we must again learn to give our forests real value. The main idea here is that our forests must be more economically valuable in their current state than they would be under competing land uses. If not, they will be deforested.
Building an Adobe Shower with Tadelakt Plaster
How to Make an Earthen Floor for Your Sustainable Home
Timber Framing in the Tropics
The rainforests of Central America might not be the first place that you think of when you hear the term “timber frame construction”, but with initiatives in Monteverde and Mastatal, Costa Rica is starting to make a name for itself in the region for this post and beam building technique. We started to build the infrastructure of Rancho Mastatal Sustainability Education Center in the small rural community of Mastatal, Costa Rica in 2001.
Re-plastering: What will be unveiled?
On the building list one of our goals is to correctly re-plaster old structures to enhance their look and highlight our unique architecture. Over the last couple years we have slowly been giving our old structures new face lifts. Using lime plaster techniques that we have been learning, practicing and perfecting we have transformed various run down plasters into beautiful canvases of art.