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Good article on the CHIP

Donal — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:23:16 +0000

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Good article on the CHIP house:

The thing is, Donal, I'm

Red Planet — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:54:48 +0000

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The thing is, Donal, I'm jealous. But seeing this through your eyes, however briefly, is the next best thing to being there.

It's delightful to hear that affordability is now one of the judging criteria. I'm already putting aside some money for one of Appalachian State's Solar Homesteads.

Nice video of the First Light

Donal — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:15:52 +0000

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Nice video of the First Light project:

No rammed earth, no straw

Donal — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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No rammed earth, no straw bales, not used tire earthships, but they are moving in that direction. And Team China is using recycled containers.

This entire tech, this entire

Richard Day — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:26:38 +0000

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This entire tech, this entire science, this entire new way of looking at housing and office space just fascinates me.

I have nothing to add except that your pix and your presentation is fricking perfect.

Not fracking perfect; fricking perfect. hahahahaa

Excellent report, Donal. Much

moat — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:09:00 +0000

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Excellent report, Donal. Much appreciated.

The use of the vertical "nordic-I-beams" got me thinking of top plates that were fitted to lock in the "studs."

The concrete house prompts me to ask, are there any entries using pisé? It would be a lot of mass but no more than the concrete used at the exhibit.