What feels better than a McMansion and is about a zillion times lighter on planet earth? When you step into a natural building, it’s easy to fall in love with their earthy, tactile surfaces and beautiful colors. The Natural Building Network is a hub for the practice of natural building, and is ready to point the way to resources, practioners, and classes.

From The Case for Natural Building on their site:

Natural building is any building system which places the highest value on social and environmental sustainability. It assumes the need to minimize the environmental impact of our housing and other building needs while providing healthy, beautiful, comfortable and spiritually-uplifting homes for everyone. Natural builders emphasize simple, easy-to-learn techniques based on locally-available, renewable resources. These systems rely heavily on human labor and creativity instead of on capital, high technology and specialized skills.

If you’re not familiar with the beauty of natural building yet, check out the slide show on the NBN site for some most excellent inspiration.

Link: Natural Building Network