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Em familjs bygger ett ekologiskt hus själva för att uppnå frihet och oberoende.
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The tumbleweed small house company (the original house on wheels concept) makes cute houses, but I keep thinking Dorothy is going to come out with Toto in tow. They are classic American architecture, and not to my taste. Browsing the excellent Tiny House Blog i found some examples of great contemporary small houses. They were all built using reclaimed materials.
The Schwimhaus is a german floating house that is contemporary and cheap.
A roundup of small and unusual green homes we find inspiring
Treehugger – living like a hobbit
Tiny house 1Tiny houses in vermont Homes out of reclaimed materials for the poor the way to go is to build your own out of reclaimed materials! http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/ http://tinyhouseblog.com/
Britain used to be a forested island, so a lot of the energy we expend in farming is just to stop it reverting back. The farmland I am used to seeing is clumps of trees surrounded by fields. But a permaculture smallholding I visited in Snowdonia was just the opposite – a collection of small clearings in a mass of woodland.
Forest gardens are inspired by nature. The reason natural woodland is so productive is because it grows on many layers, rather like having half a dozen fields stacked on top of each other. A forest garden imitates each woodland layer, but uses more edible species. The garden floor is covered with fruit and vegetables, and above them, the shrub layer is equally abundant. A bit higher up are the fruit trees, such as apples, pears, medlars (a fruit rather like the crab apple) and quinces. And then there is the canopy where those trees that aren’t producing food are serving other essential functions such as recycling nutrients through their root system and leaf litter. Some plants are selected primarily because they attract beneficial insects – hover flies, for example, which eat aphids – so no pesticides are needed. Surely this requires endless attention and work? ‘Over a whole year, an average of one day a week,’ said Martin. ‘A lot of that is harvesting. In terms of maintenance, it’s about ten days a year.’ Compared to running a conventional farm, that is virtually nothing. But how much food does it produce? ‘One designed for maximum yield could probably feed about ten people an acre,’ said Martin. That’s roughly double the number we can currently feed from an average acre of conventional arable farmland. The thinking is that a host of vegetable plots, allotments and smallholdings that require a minimum of maintenance because they follow nature’s own design principles could make up for the loss of industrial-scale farms.
article in the Daily Mail I wonder what I can do about permaculture in sweden Very little information on sustainable housing in Sweden, so I am going to do some feature articles, in the meantime here are some howto videos and articles that should get you started with earthship and straw bale building. Environmentally aware sustainable housing is not only better for you and the biosphere, it costs less and is cheaper to build, while providing better value. An earthship is built with earth and garbage, like tires, cans and glass. straw bale houses are made of straw bales, returning the best insulation value for least money. People are building both types of houses all over the world in different climate conditions and having great results. The best sustainable house in the world- Simon Dale Earthships in Swedenstraw bale in Swedentwo videos on straw bale in sweden Other resources outside of SwedenThey have a wonderful article on errors to avoid when building a house – make sure to respect regulations and beware bitchy neighbors! they have now moved but the webpage remains. sample “proper ” straw bale house budget- what it cost to build in their case 80 thousand Us dollars good notes on a rubble trench foundation, of course in Sweden there are lots of rocks and you can just build on stilts get support from the rock foundation. check out the blog too. 
An Icelandic house that uses geothermal energy and secondhand construction materials. No news if the grand piano is emission-friendly. Via inhabitat
what is being done in Sweden with environmentally friendly homes? Sweden being green conscious, there are several initiatives by government, groups and individuals to improve the conditions of life and sustainability. Check back as we publish several notes on green living in Sweden.
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