http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-rammed-earth-home-celebrates-colorado-nature/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-rammed-earth-home-celebrates-colorado-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-257126 Construction Underway on Super Green VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Center | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:46:18 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=148139#comment-257126 [...] the ’stem’, which serve as the central atrium and lobby. The stem has been built from rammed earth and features a vaulted ceiling and roof constructed from prefab wood-glue laminated beams made by [...] [...] the ’stem’, which serve as the central atrium and lobby. The stem has been built from rammed earth and features a vaulted ceiling and roof constructed from prefab wood-glue laminated beams made by [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-rammed-earth-home-celebrates-colorado-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-250043 jp_arc Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:21:26 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=148139#comment-250043 The sustainable details of the house sound like a great use of passive systems. However, I hope they also have some kind of rainwater harvesting system for irrigation of that emerald carpet of sod, or better yet, take it out and use some of the beautiful species of grasses that are native to the Colorado landscape, particularly if the homeowners are "nature lovers". There is nothing natural about the lawn...and water is a big issue in Colorado! The sustainable details of the house sound like a great use of passive systems. However, I hope they also have some kind of rainwater harvesting system for irrigation of that emerald carpet of sod, or better yet, take it out and use some of the beautiful species of grasses that are native to the Colorado landscape, particularly if the homeowners are “nature lovers”. There is nothing natural about the lawn…and water is a big issue in Colorado!

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