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 [...]

This video is a great introduction to the concept of “Earthships“. An earth ship is usually made from recycled materials (including old car tires) and natural bulding techniques, and leverages passive solar and water caching to provide a comfortable (and beautiful!) living space.

You can find more about Earthships at Earthship Biotecture, a company led [...]

Sonoma County’s Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore is a good source to keep in mind if you’re looking for traditional supplies for your next building project. They have all sorts of lightly used or donated building materials tools, and hardware, and it’ll cost you much less than you’d pay at a retail hardware store.
Here’s some [...]

Vela Creations is a web site full of great how-to information on everything from building your own house to making a Chispito wind generator. The projects are all based on real-world experience of a couple devoted to DIY and sustainability.
From their web site:
Vela Creations is a documentation of our experiences and projects living [...]