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Why Older Buildings are More Sustainable
“In the late 14th century, England’s King Richard II commissioned a new building, College Hall, at Oxford University. The carpenters who built College Hall knew that the massive oak beams spanning the...
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The Agricultural Building and Equipment Plan List
“The University of Tennessee Extension maintains a collection of over 300 building and equipment plans, and all are now available in electronic format for download. The plans are primarily intended...
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Timbrel Vaulting Using Cardboard Formwork
Lara Davis, Matthias Rippman and Philippe Block from the Swiss BLOCK Research Group at the ETH Zurich University have taken the centuries old timbrel vaulting technique one step further by...
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The Sustainable Urban Dwelling Unit (SUDU)
The ‘Sustainable Urban Dwelling Unit’ (SUDU) in Ethiopia demonstrates that it is possible to construct multi-story buildings using only soil and stone. By combining timbrel vaults and compressed earth...
View ArticleThe Greenest Building Is The One Already Standing
“Until now, little has been known about the climate change reductions that might be offered by reusing and retrofitting existing buildings rather than demolishing and replacing them with new...
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Abandoned Flour Mill in Spain
Lugares Abandonados is a fascinating blog documenting abandoned buildings in Spain. There are quite some photo reportages about factories, and this one in particular is noteworthy: a forgotten flour...
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Older Buildings Increase Urban Vitality
“All across America, blocks of older, smaller buildings are quietly contributing to robust local economies and distinctive livable communities. This groundbreaking study demonstrates the unique and...
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African Vernacular Architecture Database
House in Angola. Picture: jbdodane4 (Flickr) I am a registered architect and I have a passion for African vernacular architecture. I recently (Sept. 2014) traveled to Malawi to document the vernacular...
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Thermal Insulation of Solid-Walls is Underestimated
Oula Lehtinen – CC BY-SA 3.0 Approximately 5.7 million solid-walled houses exist in England, comprising 25% of the housing stock. Most were built between 1750 and 1914. Research shows that their energy...
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Amish Hand-Demolish Building in Tennessee
Who to call when you need your building “hand-demolished”? To the general public, “Amish” often equates to handcrafted – meaning hand-milked cows, handmade quilts, hand-built furniture, and the like...
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Landlord Tech Watch
Is your building management moving online? Have new cameras been installed in your home or neighborhood? Is your landlord using new payment, notification, or screening systems? Has access to your...
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