Eco House Film - Ecological House in Sweden

Here are some earthship introductory reading materials and  more little houses we like

An oven stove,  one variant is known as a kakelugn in Sweden, is the most efficient house heater available to man.

article at lowtechmag

I first saw this at the Rudolf Steiner Seminariet.

It’s a marsh that you put your sewage in, and it cleans the water.

The Water Purification Marsh at Aröd was the first construction of its kind in Sweden, i.e. an artificial wetland, shaped in a manner to retain the nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen from agriculture and household on terra firma by aid of a biological multitude of plant and animal organisms,

And another source:

http://www.vattenmiljo.se/pres_eng.htm

One problem with this concept is that it requires lots of land. A reed bed might be a viable sewage treatment alternative for a small family dwelling.

Of course the easiest is a composting toilet.

Thornhill EcoHouse –

an EcoHouse in Britain, website lists detailed tips on making your own ecological house.

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This is a story about freedom.  A family decides to build a simple cheap ecological house that will let them concentrate on living.

We will be making a documentary and keeping a blog to document our experience.