Earth construction has many advantages, including low carbon emissions,
thermal mass, good air quality, recyclability,
durability, and strength. It also uses local materials and allows for a very
creative design.
This house is what happened when a French man and an American
woman decide to build their own hand-made earth house in Senegal, West Africa with the help of
their two small children, who were ages three and four at the time. The author
and her husband were inspired by the work of Egyptian architect and earth
building populizer Hassan Fathy. Their beautiful off-grid home combines rammed
earth for the two-foot thick walls and earth bricks for the arched windows and
doorways.
Crafting for a Greener World
Seasonal solutions for repurposing old Christmas cards into tree ornaments and
unwanted photographic slides into art and luminaries.
Raising a Humane Child
Raising global citizens who understand the connections among human
rights, consumerism, environmentalism, and animal protection..
