A small environmental education and marine research association in Zavora, southern Mozambique are seeking to build a new centre using eco-friendly techniques with limited financial resources. They are going to use earth bricks, glass bottles and cocconut wood. They are looking for volunteers, peferably with some experience or expertise in eco-building, to help them complete the project. They … Continue reading Volunteers needed for green build project in Mozambique
Earthship Biotecture, near Taos, New Mexico, USA
Standing on top of an Earthship in the New Mexico desert watching the sunset turn the mountains a deep red, makes you realise how boring conventional housing is. Earthships are a highly inventive and unusual house design by Mike Reynolds who spent years experimenting in the New Mexico deserts. There are now hundreds of examples … Continue reading Earthship Biotecture, near Taos, New Mexico, USA
NEW REPORT: Low Impact Communities in Britain
I have recently given several talks around Britain about how we can encourage the building of more low impact communities. I have collated the talks into a short report on the topic, available here as a PDF: Low impact communities in Britain. The report identifies three key types of barrier to low impact communities: political, economic and … Continue reading NEW REPORT: Low Impact Communities in Britain
Map of low impact communities in Britain
I have produced a map of the location of a broad selection of low impact communities in Britain. This is useful to help us see the sheer variety and growth of these communities, and also to understand how they are clustering in certain places. These are all actually existing projects which have been completed except … Continue reading Map of low impact communities in Britain
Lectures on eco-housing
I have recently been teaching the environmental geography of eco-housing to final year undergraduate geography students here at the University of Leicester (Britain). It has been a fun process of trying to organise my thoughts and recent research into a coherent story. I am not sure if they are of interest or use to anyone … Continue reading Lectures on eco-housing
ECO-HOMES + COMMUNITIES 