Comments on: Using Reclaimed Building Materials http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/using-reclaimed-building-materials/ A guide to a modern and sustainable house Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:39:09 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=368 By: admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/using-reclaimed-building-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-930 admin Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:16:12 +0000 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=510#comment-930 Thank you for the comment. Straw is a great material. I featured a straw bale house plan recently. Really worth checking out: http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/straw-bale-houses-plan Regarding concrete, good thinking! Because concrete is one of the most eco-unfriendly building materials, it's great if you can reuse it and make it work for the environment at last. Thank you for the comment. Straw is a great material. I featured a straw bale house plan recently. Really worth checking out:
http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/straw-bale-houses-plan

Regarding concrete, good thinking! Because concrete is one of the most eco-unfriendly building materials, it’s great if you can reuse it and make it work for the environment at last.

]]> By: celebrity homes http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/using-reclaimed-building-materials/comment-page-1/#comment-928 celebrity homes Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:42:16 +0000 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=510#comment-928 I'm excited about some of the straw bale houses that are being built that use this low cost resource instead of standard insulation in which to build homes that save energy, make it quieter inside and most are adobe style so you'll never know it was made of straw from the outside. Reclaiming bricks is a great idea as well. I guess the same can be said of concrete blocks as well. I’m excited about some of the straw bale houses that are being built that use this low cost resource instead of standard insulation in which to build homes that save energy, make it quieter inside and most are adobe style so you’ll never know it was made of straw from the outside. Reclaiming bricks is a great idea as well. I guess the same can be said of concrete blocks as well.

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