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Its built by Simon Dale , you have to see it to believe it.
Simon has even got the plans online so you have a go yourself!.
Here are the main features… which could be applied to a few sheds..
Some key points of the design and construction:
* Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter
* Stone and mud from diggings used for retaining walls, foundations etc.
* Frame of oak thinnings (spare wood) from surrounding woodland
* Reciprocal roof rafters are structurally and aesthaetically fantastic and very easy to do
* Straw bales in floor, walls and roof for super-insulation and easy building
* Plastic sheet and mud/turf roof for low impact and ease
* Lime plaster on walls is breathable and low energy to manufacture (compared to cement)
* Reclaimed (scrap) wood for floors and fittings
* Anything you could possibly want is in a rubbish pile somewhere (windows, burner, plumbing, wiring…)
* Woodburner for heating - renewable and locally plentiful
* Flue goes through big stone/plaster lump to retain and slowly release heat
* Fridge is cooled by air coming underground through foundations
* Skylight in roof lets in natural feeling light
* Solar panels for lighting, music and computing
* Water by gravity from nearby spring
* Compost toilet
* Roof water collects in pond for garden etc.
Simon is looking for people to get involved with another project
This autumn we will, with eight other families and individuals, buy a plot of land in Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. It is be part of what will be Wales’ first self build eco-village. Each family will buy a 5 acre plot for the first phase of the village. We will have planning permission to build on the plot under Pembrokeshire’s new planning guidance for low impact development which ties us to strict environmental best practice and working the land for our basic livelihood. This opportunity to live simply and with ecological integrity is unprecidented under British planning law.
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