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Earthquake-resistant library rises in Christchurch, New Zealand

BD+C

In 2011, a major earthquake killed 185 people in Christchurch, New Zealand as a result of collapsed buildings and falling masonry. As the city has been rebuilt over the course of the following decade, nine projects were identified as vital to the redevelopment of the city center.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

Natural Building

Masonry Heaters. October 23, 2011. Earth USA 2011. The Sixth International Conference on Earthen Building and Architecture, Earth USA 2011, met in Albuquerque, NM at the National Hispanic Cultural Center September 30 through October 2, 2011. Affordable Eco-homes Report. Puerto Vallarta Model Home. HyperAdobe.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Living Homes.

Natural Building

Masonry Heaters. July 22, 2011. Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log, and Strawbale Construction; Building Your High-Efficiency Dream Home on a Shoestring Budget , by Thomas J. Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log, and Strawbale Construction; Building Your High-Efficiency Dream Home on a Shoestring Budget , by Thomas J.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Puerto Vallarta.

Natural Building

Masonry Heaters. February 10, 2011. Before I arrived in Puerto Vallarta (in January, 2011), Mike and the workers had already prepared the land, laid out the walls, dug the rubble trench foundation with a French drain, laid down three courses of bags full of gravel, and started laying the walls with adobe-filled bags. HyperAdobe.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Adobe Homes.

Natural Building

Masonry Heaters. April 04, 2011. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. View my complete profile. Affordable Eco-homes Report. Puerto Vallarta Model Home. HyperAdobe. Community Owned Solar Electricity. The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse.

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FOUND Study: Innovative Student Living at 525 Lexington Ave

CCR Magazine

Steeped in his uncle’s waterproofing and construction business in the late 1990s, Bhutta launched BDB in 2011 as a masonry and roofing contractor, and the company has progressively grown into a general contracting (GC) enterprise handling complex, multimillion-dollar renovation works.

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Handmade Houses: the World of Vernacular Architecture

Natural Building

Earth USA 2011. Masonry Heaters. November 24, 2011. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. View my complete profile. Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes. A Solar Buyer’s Guide. Living Homes: a Review. Earthbag Building Guide. HyperAdobe.