I have just recently created an account on http://www.stumbleupon.com/. Since you can choose through which topics you may stumble, I chose the "environment" topic. This was actually only the secon
d thing I found. I've heard of homes being built into hills before but I've never really seen inside too many of them. Along with the pictures this website described life inside of this "Low Impact Woodland Home." A few of the main points of the construction and design include: stone and mud used for retaining walls and foundation, the refridgerator is cooled by air coming from underground, a compost toilet, a pond that collects rain water for gardening and solar panels for lighting and running computers. To say the least, this house was very sustainably built! The man who constructed this home had little to no building experience, which just speaks to the fact that one doesn't have to be an engineer to 
build a low-impact home for themselves. I think it might be interesting to live in a home like this, if only for a few days. Although it doesn't boast all of the luxuries we all seem to think are necessary, I think it would be pretty easy to get used to. Who knows, maybe instead of one day driving floating cars we might be living in the dirt.
d thing I found. I've heard of homes being built into hills before but I've never really seen inside too many of them. Along with the pictures this website described life inside of this "Low Impact Woodland Home." A few of the main points of the construction and design include: stone and mud used for retaining walls and foundation, the refridgerator is cooled by air coming from underground, a compost toilet, a pond that collects rain water for gardening and solar panels for lighting and running computers. To say the least, this house was very sustainably built! The man who constructed this home had little to no building experience, which just speaks to the fact that one doesn't have to be an engineer to 
build a low-impact home for themselves. I think it might be interesting to live in a home like this, if only for a few days. Although it doesn't boast all of the luxuries we all seem to think are necessary, I think it would be pretty easy to get used to. Who knows, maybe instead of one day driving floating cars we might be living in the dirt.
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