Building
our Green Bamboo
Home
Building
a house has
huge
ramifications
on our
ecological
footprint.
A house is
one of the
biggest
investments a
person will
make, and more
often than not,
what it does to
the environment
is not even
considered.
We did a
lot of planning
and searching
before we
decided what to
build. Looked
at everything
from container
homes, cement
blocks, and
sustainable
lumber from the
mainland. We
also needed to
make it legal!
Otherwise we
would have been
happy in a
tent!
We ended up
with a
beautiful
bamboo
house!
We
decided to go
with a local
company,
Bamboo
Technologies...
It was a little
over our
budget, but we
had to do
it...
These houses
are made from
Bamboo, which
is actually a
grass, so grows
extremely
fast
without the
environmental
impact and
waiting for
decades for
standard
trees.
This Bamboo is
even amazingly
stronger than
most wood,
and more
naturally
resistant to
insects and
mildew...
Besides being
beautiful!
The houses are
made in
Vietnam, then
taken apart in
roughly 8x8
panels,
everything
numbered as a
kit, shipped to
their final
destination,
then put up in
a matter of
days!
Hopefully,
someday, they
can actually
grow this type
of Bamboo in
the US,
and make it
even more ECO
friendly!
Click on the
links below to
see more in
depth
detail:
and more videos
on how we went
from
this...
Walls
going up
video
To this!
Video:
Putting Up Our
house in 3
days!
2009
building
prep:
2009
Foundation
2010 Bamboo
house: Getting
it there...
2010
Bamboo House:
Putting it
together!
2010
Bamboo House
interior
2010
Bamboo House
Roof/Exterior
2010
Bamboo House...
finishing
it...
2009
Prep
Our
Green Home
Updates
Yard
and
Gardens
Animal
sanctuary / Cat
Rescue
Building
our Green
Bamboo
House
Green
Stuff, around
our house and
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