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Building Green: Comprehensive How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods |
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Thursday, 08 April 2010 |
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.jpg "Building Green How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods") I have just read the most extraordinary book from cover to cover on Building Green: A complete how-to guide to alternative building methods, including earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob and living roofs. The book is called Building Green by Clarke Snell & Tim Callahan and if you are interested in going this route, this book would be your building bible. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 April 2010 )
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New SIPS Building System Launched |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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The structural insulated panel building system is a new fully recyclable modular building system that is set to revolutionize the way that we think about building in this country. |
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 |
This method of building, whilst being new to South Africa, has a proven track record in various other countries. All of the points I will present are based on the proviso that the contractor is suitably qualified and experienced and no shortcuts are taken.  The frames (or skeleton) of the building are generated by a highly sophisticated software system that takes into account all stresses, strains, wind speeds, roof weights and forces that all houses are subject to and produces the frames accordingly Very few building methods, especially conventional method, begin a project with this information already at hand. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 April 2009 )
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Update on Muizenberg's Cobhouse |
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
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 Muizenberg's Cobhouse is looking beautiful.
Simric has some amazing photographs on his blog and just to wet your appetite - this is a pic of the staircase, finished on the left, unfinished on the right. It looks stunning. The finished wall is painted with a mixture of water, lime and tumeric with a little clay for colour and protected with an eco-friendly sealer. Click on the photo to enlarge - the colour and texture are really striking. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 October 2008 )
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