Nicholas Burtner visits Communitecture, a permaculture and community based architectural firm, in Portland, Oregon and speaks with Tammy Straw-Dunn about
Nicholas Burtner is in downtown Portland, Oregon at the Hawthorne Hostel where they have installed a magnificent living roof where
Nicholas Burtner and Charlie Rendall of Return to the Forest Natural Building School – http://returntotheforest.org – show
Nicholas Burtner does over and explains the main components of a permaculture shower including water heating, water pressure, local construction,
Nicholas Burtner discusses an ancient Native American house design called kiva, and how we can put a permaculture lens on it to fit into an eco-architectural landscape. * not mentioned in the video is that the original roofs were often flat as well as tee-peed The “plumb a house tip” mentioned in the video can […]
When possible, it is ideal to have as much piping and plumbing for water use in the house in close proximity to each another. Not only is this common sense, but it maximizes effectiveness and reduces the amount of material, and hours working, plumbing the house. If designing a house with let’s say two interior […]
What is often left out in much of permaculture teaching is the “how to install the design”. And not only what that entails, but steps in how to do it. It is most manageable when the design is implemented in stages and each stage should build upon the previous (an the electrical system works better and installs […]
7 is neutral on the p.H. scale. The average p.H. of rain water is around 6.2 on the p.H. scale. If rain water is captured and stored in tanks for drinking then becomes acidic due to a variety of reasons (biology, pollution, tank material, etc…) we can add a bit of limestone (the rock – not the powder) inside the tank […]
Most climates, aside from the arid climates, have at least a time where the season can be very humid. Humidity makes both the heat and cold feel penetrating. In regions where we build living quarters that have vast amounts of humidity, it is wise to establish proper heating and cooling strategies that are designed to work with […]
There are only a few things in nature that are constants. When designing landscapes and structures such as houses it is very important to design not only to solar aspect, but to light itself. Depending on climate region we may want to design “to absorb the light” or design “to reflect the light”. Both reflection […]