Below is our growing range of ‘shelter’ topics. For each topic we aim to provide an introduction (in 3 parts: definition; benefits; what you can do), printable introduction, books, magazines, further information, course providers, products & services, articles, links, online courses and specialist to answer queries.
General / theory:
Low-impact building
Retrofitting
Planning permission
Specific / practice:
Building societies
Clay & earth plasters
Cob building
Cohousing
Community land trusts
DIY
Earthbag building
Earthen floors
Earth-sheltered houses
Geodesic domes
Hemp building
Housing co-operatives
Insulation
Intentional communities
Lime
Living roofs
Narrowboats
Natural paints
Rammed earth building
Roof shingles
Roofing
Round wood timber framing
Roundhouses
Sail boats
Stone building
Straw-bale building
Thatching
Timber building
Tipis
Wattle & daub
Yurts / gers
