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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Yurts: Living in.

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Becky writes, "Most yurts are portable, tent-like structures. An ever-increasing number of wooden structures are also called yurts. The Answer lies in the yurts uncommon roof structure." The Answer lies in the yurts uncommon roof structure." "The Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. View my complete profile.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: The Enertia.

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A New England winter has precious little sun, so my heating system will drive the convective loop, increasing heat loss (in addition to the insulation-free envelope). Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. Recycled Houses.

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Mexican Architecture

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They were crafted from carefully shaped stones placed with symmetrical perfection. Most of these archeological sites reveal some degree of evolution or remodeling that had taken place over time, and often the older periods of work show more refined craftsmanship. The Catholic church predominated back then, and it still does.