The essential guide to lime. Plasters, paints and cretes, with Aulya Bingham from “The Mud Home”
I’ve talked about many different building materials through this series, but one of my all time favorites often gets overlooked because it isn’t commonly used as a structural element. Lime in all of i...
4 Loka 20191h
Benito Steen of “The Nito Project” on exploring new natural building techniques and teaching around the world: 131
Today’s guest, Benito Steen is one of the people that I’ve most had requested from you listeners to do an interview with, in large part because of the success of his YouTube channel called “The Nito P...
27 Syys 201954min
The best options for home scale renewable energy with Dan Chiras, author of “The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy: 130
We’re now well into this on-going series on natural building and design, and we’ve covered bamboo building, rocket stoves, design at the building and community levels, and so much more already. One of...
20 Syys 20191h 3min
Does aircrete have a place in natural building and regenerative living? With Daniel Allen of Tiny Giant Life: 129
Until getting to know Daniel and his understanding of building design and healthy living, I wasn’t sure I wanted to do an episode on aircrete. I’ve focused only on natural building techniques and mate...
13 Syys 201947min
Limecrete and renovating old homes with natural materials, with April Magill of RootDown Design: 128
I finally had the chance to do a follow up session with one of my favorite natural builders, April Magill. She’s not only an accomplished architect, builder, and educator through her company “Root Dow...
6 Syys 201958min
The architecture of healthy communities and designing for connection, with Mark Lakeman of Communitecture: 127
As I continue to explore the topics of natural building and ecological design in this ongoing series, I had the pleasure of speaking again with Mark Lakeman. Mark has been a big inspiration to me thro...
30 Elo 20191h 29min
The most efficient stoves in the world and how to make them, with Kirk “Donkey” Mobert of Sundog School of Natural Building: 126
In this continuation of the series of regenerative building and design, I checked in with a good friend of mine and a hero in the rocket stove and masonry heater sphere. Kirk Mobert, more commonly kno...
23 Elo 20191h 21min
The incredible potential of bamboo and building design for the tropics, with Trey Abernethy of “Natural Building Costa Rica:” 125
Continuing with this series of exploring natural building materials, design techniques and traditions, I spoke with my friend Trey Abernethy, a long-time builder and now a bamboo craftsman. For over a...
16 Elo 20191h 17min
