Empty parking lot in DC alley becomes stunning young family home

May 14, 2023 john 14 103154 29:24

On a back alley in Washington DC where only a few weed trees grew between derelict cars, Andrew and Hannah Linn erected a totally compostable house of bamboo, cork, wool and wood as a healthy, and affordable, home for their growing family. “For over a century, people lived in hundreds of wooden homes in DC’s…

Cork Home uses natural patterns for well-being, free A/C (restoration)

March 19, 2023 john 17 149213 25:46

To insulate a drafty, rundown home in Barcelona while making it as healthy as possible and also “perfectly integrated into the urban forest,” architect Elisabetta Quarta Colosso wrapped the entire thing in cork. Not only are the interior walls, the roof, and the floors covered in cork insulation, but the entire back facade of the…