Built Environment Videos

Passive solar design
Sun oriented glazing and shading, thermal mass, passive venting.

Natural construction materials
Earth, strawbale, lime plaster, round pole, stone.

Water harvesting & Waste Reuse
Water tanks, compost toilets and reedbeds.

Biotechture
The manipulation of tree form to grow structures and buildings.

Earth sheltered construction
“Earthships” and other designs that build into the ground.
Florida Earthship Videos

Natural disaster resistant construction
Bushfire, wind, flood & earthquake.

Owner building
Empowerment and financial autonomy of residents and communities in constructing their own housing using accessible technologies and materials.

Pattern Language
Organic design theory and tools of Christopher Alexander.