Living in Quonset Hut Homes
Read this five-year retrospective on what it’s like living in a Quonset hut home in the American midwest and decide if you’d give Quonset hut houses a try. Nontraditional housing…
Green Home Design
How To Build Your Own Cabin from a Tiny House – Mother Earth News
A tiny home doesn’t have to stay tiny. Learn about the updates this author made to her own tiny house, addition after addition, as she shows how to build your…
A Smart Future – Mother Earth News
Learn about the neighborhood microgrid model to create more localized energy. The Alabama Smart Neighborhood offers an example of microgrids put into practice. Imagine your house having the ability to…
Grow a Residential Green Roof System – Mother Earth News
You may be wondering: are green roofs worth it? Build your own residential green roof system today to turn your roof into a canopy of lovely plants that will keep…
Start Restoring Old Wood Furniture – Mother Earth News
Get started restoring old wood furniture for some extra cash. Read on to find more information about the best tools for furniture restoration, how to prepare and how to sell…
Plan the Perfect Sunroom Addition – Mother Earth News
Follow these principles when building a sunroom addition and you can get the triple benefits of a cozy living space, free solar heat, and a super greenhouse for plants. Think…
Natural Cooling Strategies For the Home – Mother Earth News
Does living without air conditioning sound too difficult? Learn from old home design techniques to save energy and money while relying less on air conditioning. Most people have limited tolerance…
Build an Off-Grid Cabin in the Woods and Turn it Into a Profitable Business (With Video) – Mother Earth News
We decided to build an off-grid cabin in the woods on our 20-acre homestead that could possibly make us some additional homestead revenue. Our reasons? We wanted a quiet place…
Create Test Mixtures Before Rendering a Wall with Adobe Plaster, with Video – Mother Earth News
In the video below, I cover some basic tests you can do to analyse your earth for rendering. It is important to do as many tests as you can before…
Your Best and Cheapest Home Heating Options – Mother Earth News
After the building has been sealed up, it’s time to pile on the insulation. Significant energy savings call for generous amounts of insulation that exceed current code requirements. Like caulk…