Architecture – Page 2 – School of Permaculture

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Turning a Waste Stream into a Beautiful Home

By nicholas
January 21, 2016
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Nicholas Burtner visits Guner Tautrim and gets a tour of his beautiful home made mostly from timber that the city cuts down and disposes due to clearing or the species is deemed invasive. A truly gorgeous work of practical, responsible, inexpensive, and aesthetically pleasing design. Contact Guner at orellaguner@gmail.com or Facebook Seaborn Designs ~We greatly […]

Edge Effect: Tools for bridging communications gaps

By nicholas
December 22, 2015
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In our efforts to empower large-scale land restoration and effect cultural transformation to a society of earth repair and stewardship, we must educate, inspire, and engage. To accomplish this, we must form a connection between ourselves and our audiences. We need to create a space with a consistency of purpose, a compatible language, and a […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Are Pallets Poisonous?

By nicholas
November 16, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner searches through a few stacks of used pallets (with permission of course) and gives a very timely and practical tip on which pallets to use and which pallets to stay clear of – especially if using in the garden. ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Gravity Fed “Dark” Gray Water System

By nicholas
November 9, 2015
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Gray water is typically any waste water that is used other than the toilet and kitchen sink water. Dark gray water is the same but inclusive with the water that drains from kitchen sink. Nicholas Burtner is in Victoria, BC, Canada with the amazing Ann and Gord Baird on their off grid established homestead showing […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – How to Build a Grey Water Planter Bed

By nicholas
March 13, 2015
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Get ready to start using your shower and sink water. Nicholas Burtner explains in detail how to build a grey water bed for home use. ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. What next? (click below) Take a Course Hire a Consultant Hire a Speaker Aid & Orphanage […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – What is Grey and Black Water?

By nicholas
March 12, 2015
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As I write this tip I am holding back the urge to launch into a 50 shades of gray parody. Ha – I’ll leave that to the professionals. When I was at the Earthship Academy, a foreman, on a house build, mentioned it was safe to live “downstream” from an earthship. I’d like to add further that […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – What Are Type One Errors?

By nicholas
February 17, 2015
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(A busted and breached pond/dam wall) TYPE ONE ERRORS are classified as errors/mistakes on a site which will either cost you or the client a lot of time, money, or energy to replace, redo, or clear out of a system if installed incorrectly. There are very few TYPE ONE ERRORS in permaculture design – […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Five Considerations for Being a Permaculture Design Consultant

By nicholas
February 13, 2015
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Since permaculture found me, I have dedicated my available earthly time to loving and helping people the best ways I know how. In the tangible world, if there were something better than permaculture to pursue that – I would be doing it! Permaculture design and consultation is meaningful, purposeful, and joyful work. There is a lot […]

School of Permaculture’s Design Services

By nicholas
February 4, 2015
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Consultation and Design Services ~Make sure to check out our portfolio of permaculture work too! A permaculture project/site starts with a consultation and a blueprint design. Depending on what you have visioned and what the landscape allows we will create a unique site design that compliments both. A strategy for land development will be introduced as […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Converting Doors into Insulation

By nicholas
January 29, 2015
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Salvage yards often buy bulk construction material at auctions from both surplus supply and demolitions. On a recent trip, while looking for cheap roofing material for an underground house, we stumbled upon piles and piles of discarded exterior front doors. These are the ones that looked as though they were used in apartment buildings. Upon […]

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