The Rammed Earth House is an eye-opening example of how the most dramatic innovations in home design and construction frequently have their origins in the distant past.
Zero energy homes produce at least as much energy as they consume through a combination of energy efficiencies, passive design and renewable energy production.
Zero energy homes produce at least as much energy as they consume through a combination of energy efficiencies, passive design and renewable energy production.
Some 40 percent of North Americans live in homes built prior to 1940, and when it comes time to remodel or restore our older homes, homeowners and contractors can find themselves lost in a morass of wildly divergent information and opinion.