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House Details
 

Recycled & Reused Materials
Recycled-content roofing, cabinet, and more.

Making Better Clay Slip
High-shear mixing means better disersion and better performance.

Straw-Clay
Straw-clay (also known as "light clay") is a building material with unique properties.

Earth Plastering & Stucco
Practicing the art...and advancing the science

"Minimum Resource" Light Framing
The main structural system of this home is "optimum value engineered" to use less wood.

Earth Floors & Air Cores
Adobe flooring, two different ways.

Natural & Low-toxin Materials
Milk paint, no-PVC plumbing, sustainably harvested wood, more

Innovative Details
Low-cost 'cold roof,' passive cooling, fresh air.

Energy Recovery Ventiliation
Whole house fresh air, efficiently

Hydronic heating & water heating
One unit to do it all!

 

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