This is a time lapse of the creation of a straw bale geodesic dome. It is located in the newly created ‘Bustan Neighborhood’ on Kibbutz Lotan in the Arava Valley, Israel. The Neighborhood is designed to house the students of the Ecovillage/Permaculture Design course, The Green Apprenticeship. Find out more about The Green Apprenticeship at www.kibbutzlotan.com/creativeEcology/ga/index.htm

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What if you could wrap your home in something as beautiful, breathable, form fitting and environmentally friendly as your own skin? You can! Watch from BGTV’s informative and enlightening episode on natural plasters for today’s eco-beautiful home. (And it never needs painting!) Here are some highlights.

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Mike oehler takes us on a tour of the house he wrote about in “The $50 and up underground house book”. At the time the video is taken, this underground house is 35 years old. The property has about six underground houses. This underground house was his home for most of the 35 years.

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We are building an Earth Roofed home on our farm in Dixon California. The kit for the steel frame came from Formworks building in Durango Colorado. The steel structure and rebar have just passed inspection so our next jobs before we cover the house in concrete are to install all the electrical conduit, water and internet conduit. For more information about these homes go to www.formworksbuilding.com

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A short clip about the benefits of straw bale construction…
If your interested in learning natural building, visit http://StrawBaleHomes.org for workshop dates…

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A friend off mine made this film back in 1997 when we were building our first two strawbale houses. It feels a bit outdated but it is a good film; specially on DVD, which you can order at frans.y@telia.com

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Want to build a fort for the kids? Learn about environmental building or green building, in this free video clip.

Expert: Shelley Jones
Bio: Shelley Jones is a professional environmental decorator and lives in her own straw bale home.

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Want to build a fort for the kids? Learn how to prepare to build a straw bale house, in this free video.

Expert: Shelley Jones
Bio: Shelley Jones is a professional environmental decorator and lives in her own straw bale home.

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Want to build a fort for the kids? Learn how to use iron rebar in your straw bale house foundation, in this free video.

Expert: Shelley Jones
Bio: Shelley Jones is a professional environmental decorator and lives in her own straw bale home.

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I built my passive solar straw bale house with earthen plasters in 2000 for $50K (will most likely cost more today, depending on many factors). This is an overview of the house; it is extremely energy-efficient. My electric bills are about $35 per month.

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