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Building Green? Demolish with Care
The Bend Bulletin

When it comes to demolishing an old home to put up a new one, most builders turn to a bulldozer for speed and efficiency. However, some builders and organizations like Habitat for Humanity take a di...

The Story of a Bench: Part 2

Actually it’s the last part because the bench is done. Once we nailed down the design it only took a few weeks to complete, it’s sitting in our landing strip and we love it!...

Pallets as Building Material: So Many Options
Most Popular Posts

Every day we pass a local hardware store on our bike ride home, and in the corner of their parking lot, next to the street, sits a pile of shipping pallets. The pile slowly dwindles throughout the w...

No-Dig Deck Using Dek-Block Piers

We've been dreaming of a patio for outdoor entertaining for quite some time, but the cost and materials have been a bit overwhelming. But then yesterday we stumbled upon a product at the hardware st...

A House Made of Dirt
Mother Earth News Archives

Just the sight of an adobe home makes us want to visit the mountains of New Mexico. Take a look at this home, which tricked us. It's not built with adobe, but with bags filled with dirt and "mortared"...

Building with Beer Bottles: Buddhist Temples

Remember those square Heinecken bottles designed to be reused as building blocks once they had been consumed? Well, these Thai monks didn't wait for bottles to become square, they simply used a little...