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Did you know that bamboo trees are more beneficial to the atmosphere in terms of oxygen production, than regular trees? They produce 35% more oxygen than them and “eat” a lot more CO2 than trees. For example, 1 hectar of bamboo consumes 62 tons of CO2/year, while 1 hectar of young forest consumes only 15 tons of CO2/year! See it for yourself in the chart below:
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Building and sustaining a house costs you money. Money you earn hard, of course. You go to work every day, eat all sort of bossy-style remarks from your bosses and come home to rest. My ideal place for living is not some fancy apartment, or some big house with concrete or brick walls. I don’t really care what it’s made of, if it does what it has to do: to protect me and my family and to last over the years. And… still protect the environment it’s built in.
It’s a two-bladed knife here, I might say. If you want a strong house, build it big, and use concrete and a lot of bricks. If you want a cheap house, use prefabricated materials. Anyway, here they are: Click here to continue…
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1. Abundant Natural Light
Your home will have more natural lighting than a conventional home. If you feel that all earth sheltered homes are dark, damp and dreary, you have a real surprise coming. Call us!
2. An Earth Sheltered Home Is Comfortable All Year Round
Cool in summer, warm in winter.
3. Energy Efficiency
Save up to 80% on heating and cooling.
4. Ecologically Sound and Aesthetically Pleasing
You’ll love your earth sheltered home for its beauty and compatibility of living with nature - not on top of it.
5. Unique and Exciting Click here to continue…
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A treehouse is a place where you can give free rein to your individual creativity, as the examples in this article show. But while there may be almost as many types of treehouses as there are types of trees, some general principles do apply.
Before starting out, check with your local planning authorities about whether there are any restrictions on building treehouses. In some places, if a structure is below a certain size and not used as a permanent dwelling it will not need planning approval, but there may be restrictions on height or on windows overlooking adjacent properties. Click here to continue…
