Pioneering Keetwonen project is for sale now.
The Shipping container residential village
http://www.keetwonenforsale.com
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Reinventing the Greenhouse and the Compost Heated Greenhouses
Reinventing the Greenhouse and the Compost Heated Greenhouses
www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/12/reinventing-the-greenhouse.html
www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/12/reinventing-the-greenhouse.html
Thursday 20 April 2017
Cabinz are supplying re-used insulated panels for the Poultry Paddock New Project – Organic Poultry Unit (Update with Vid)
Cabinz are supplying re-used insulated panels for the Poultry Paddocks New Project – Organic Poultry Unit
www.poultrypaddock.com/new-project-organic-poultry-unit/

www.poultrypaddock.com/new-project-organic-poultry-unit/


Sunday 9 April 2017
Cabinz Prototype Shelter endures 80+ mph winds while adjacent wood shelter has roof blown off & tree behind blown over
Cabinz Prototype Wedgeblock Shelter endured 80+ mph winds while adjacent wood shelter has roof blown off & tree behind blown over
Front view
Above - Close up of wood shelter with roof blown off
Below - Fallen tree behind Wedgeblock shelter
Below that - Rear view, no damage to cabinz shelter
Interior pics of shelter show the experiment to fill grp profile gaps with expanding foam still intact. (it was theorised that flx in grp / frame might loosen foam. )
The preferred infil is camping mat type foam
The shelter is pinned to the ground with 4 x 75cm rebar, no gravel foundations , just Grp DES shed base.
EDIT: 22 Jan 2023 Project update - Nearly 6 years later, it's still standing! looks solid, but needs a clean (pics below)
Tuesday 4 April 2017
Sketch up model of Segal-method Timber Frames
Sketch up model of Segal-method Timber Frames
This extension that can help novice builders create the frame for garden offices, workshops, studios (and "Tiny Houses") up to 30m2 floor area using the Segal-method of post and beam timber framing: minimal pad foundations that cope with sloping ground, flexible grid structure, simple bolted timber joints, and using standard-length timbers to reduce wastage
http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/segal-method-timber-frames


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