Resources Tagged: Natural Building

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  1. Building with Bamboo : design and technology of a sustainable architecture

    01-01-2023 Traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones, bamboo is becoming increasingly popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere; bamboo has several advantages – it is very stable, of low weight, and highly elastic, in addition to being readily available as well as renewable....
    Natural Building Bamboo Construction

  2. Low-Cost Natural Building Options for Storing Seed in Tropical Southeast Asia

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    Introduction Given the proper facilities necessary to store seeds long-term, whereby low temperature and low humidity are kept stable over time, it is very possible to store most orthodox seeds for several years at a time in the tropics (Harrington, 1972). Unfortunately, implementation and...
    Vacuum Sealing Seed Moisture Seed Storage Natural Building Earthbag House Seed Bank Asia

  3. Earthbag Houses for Storing Seeds

    24-07-2019 Patrick Trail, an ECHO Asia staff member, compiled a picture-based guide for constructing earthbag houses for seed storage in Asia. Earthbag houses have been used by multiple seed banks in Asia as an alternative to more costly conventional structures. At this writing, construction of an earthbag...
    Earthbag House Garden structures ... Natural Building Seed Storage earth building