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Lime Plaster | Often, the irregularities of walls do not allow the establishment of paint or wallpaper. Moreover, lime is a natural product, environmentally... | |
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Salt construction | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above. | |
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Straw roof | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above. | |
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Painted glass windows to protect birds | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above. | |
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Inca irrigation system | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above. | |
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Bamboo construction and furniture | Andres, General Manager of Armenia Hotel in Colombia, shares his vision on the subject (cf video above): “Since we started to think on how... | |
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Outdoor games for children using tires | Games for children with recycled tires, what a good idea! It's not so complicated ... but you had to think about it! In the above image you'll... | |
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Building with Sustainable Wood | Wood constitutes a renewable resource that uses less energy compared to materials such as concrete and aluminium. It could be interesting to... | |
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Calabash lampshade | How to temper a light source using local and natural materials (in the region where it makes sense...!), cheap, and creating local employement?... | |
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Charging area | When we get electricity from solar pannels, the battery management can somtimes be a really hard thing. To solve this problem, in the Campement... | |
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Gravé dans la roche | Plutôt que d’utiliser de la peinture souvent toxique, une alternative est de graver les peintures directement dans le mur. Comment ? Au cam... | |
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The traveling books | When we go on vacation, we sometimes take a book with us (or even several books), that we often finish before the end of the holidays. Sometimes... | |
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Library open to all | A library... Some facilities have a reading corner, with books that sometimes can travel. Others even have a library. In La Source aux Lamantins,... | |
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Stool with a horse saddle | A horse saddle for a stool Here is an original way to make a stool! At the Ecolodge de Simal, in Senegal, stools are made in wood and the... | |
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Trombe wall for passive solar heating | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above. | |
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Biodigester | What is a Biodigestion system? A biodigester transforms organic waste (kitchen or garden, for example) into soil conditioner on one side and... | |
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Windows / Walls out of recycled bottles | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above with Black Sheep Inn Ecolodge in Ecuador. | |
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Re-using rainwater | Collection of rainwater is usually used for the outdoors (watering…). However, did you know that we could reuse it through the sanitary facilities? The i... | |
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Rammed earth / adobe construction | What are the benefits of rammed earth construction? It is the oldest building material of the world, and it is almost forgotten ! Buildings... | |
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Sheep's wool insulation | Some notions Sheep's wool is used both : for thermal insulation than soundproofing. for attics insulation, creepings, floorings, ceilings,... | |