economical eco-friendly self build housing options

Earthships:
Earthships were pioneered by American architect, Michael Reynolds, who challenged the traditional style of home building and living, by using recyclable materials such as discarded tyres and aluminium cans, a technique was developed to provide a truly self-sufficient home.

Strawbale Buildings:
Strawbale building once a quirky one off build is now becoming a quick and easy way of building for people interested in sustainable eco friendly materials.

Yurts:
Yurts along with tipis, Mongolian gers, berber tents, are fast becoming poplular for their many uses, as either a temporary structure or as more permanant home.

Geodomes:
A geodesic structure is a self-supporting triangulate networking in spheric order. It is a set of hexagons articulated around pentagons, forming hemispheric latitudes. It has the advantage of being particularly economical and can incorporate eco living.

Walter Segal:
Walter Segal pioneered a fast track way for communities to build quickly and cheaply, timber-framed dwellings which are environmentally friendly. The Walter Segal trust services are available to everyone, especially those in housing need or on low incomes, including local authorities, housing associations and any other body interested in building.