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| January
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Sustainable Concepts |
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| Design Forward Newsletter |
January 2005, vol. 23 |
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Greetings!
Welcome to the January 2005 newsletter from Design Forward.
Please take some time to enjoy this month's features.
Quote of the Month: "The littlest and most private works
of architecture are often the most influential."
- Witold Rybczynski
Lisa Van Veen
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Straw Bale: Natural Building Blocks |
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Inside the home of Tim Martin and Denny Arter, there's
no trio of pigs, little or otherwise, and outside
there's no wolf that's huffing and puffing. But this
is no fairy tale: The couple's house is made of straw.
The stacked bales, held together with chicken wire
and stucco, form thick walls that keep the indoors
cool in the summer, warm in the winter.
The construction material was a natural choice for
the nature-loving pair, who can walk out the door
any time to hike the 90 acres they own or to fish
in nearby lakes. The house sits on a ridge, offering
views of wide valleys and high peaks in the south-
central mountains.
Article © Rocky Mountain News. Picture © David Barrett.
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Asia Tsunami Response Fund |
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Every few years, an event happens, which even though
I have no personal connection to, I feel the need
to respond. The recent tsunami disaster in Asia which
hit on Sunday, December 26th is one of those events.
At the moment I was writing this, 121,000 people were
dead and millions were homeless. The devastating disaster
may be the largest relief effort ever assembled. Over
11 countries have been affected, and millions of people
are without shelter and supplies.
This is our chance to help those in need through
donating to Habitat for Humanity International. They
have made a promise to rebuild. It only costs $1,600
to build a house in Sri Lanka. No matter what small
donation you can make, every bit helps towards the
long road to rebuilding.
Article © Lisa Van Veen. Picture © Habitat for Humanity
International
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