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Behind the scenes video of building the low cost modular pottery studio for @ssrdp using recycled materials. 3 tons of recycled boltable perforated metal strips a.k.a angle iron frames #SlottedAngles & 1 ton of recycled plastic sheets. Check it out...!!! @circleupbysaahaszerowaste @saahas_zero_waste (at Art of Living International Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpMFWrJuvJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Repost 2020: Completed an urban recycling waste collection centre for @saahas_zero_waste using recycled #slottedangle frames and recycled plastic sheets. #sustainability #recycling #RecycledPlastic #AlternateArchitecture #disassembleable #urbaninformality (at Koramangala) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSeBgggpWVf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yCB1br9vVQ)

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Pallet rack architecture could even be used in car park passage setback areas, in I ban houses or empty plots to create transitional, modular, flexible, low cost, low-tech inhabitable spaces for housing, community spaces, co-working et al.

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For more about details on pallet rack architecture visit www.palletrackarchitecture.tumblr.com password : jaaga

Pallet rack architecture could even be used in car park passage setback areas, in urban houses or empty plots to create transitional, modular, flexible, low cost, low-tech inhabitable spaces for housing, community spaces, co-working et al.

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complete modularity of structures made of pallet rack means that they can be inserted in the most densely built urbanscape such as improvised settlements in Lima or Mumbai (below). They are good architectural solutions for emergency shelters and temporary structures. The shell formed with pallet racks can also easily be converted into permanent structures if consolidated with steel, wood, concrete, or other locally available material. complete modularity of structures made of pallet rack means that they can be inserted in the most densely built urbanscape such as improvised settlements in Lima or Mumbai (below). They are good architectural solutions for emergency shelters and temporary structures. The shell formed with pallet racks can also easily be converted into permanent structures if consolidated with steel, wood, concrete, or other locally available material.

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Pallet racks are never thought of as possible elements for building large structure. Yet they are one of the cheapest and most commonly available material in the market. They are solid enough and easily replaceable. They also offer an infinity of possibilities. URBZ has explored various ways in which they could be assembled to produce different spaces. Here are different examples of simple structural elements that can be made with commercially available pallet racks. complete modularity of structures made of pallet rack means that they can be inserted in the most densely built urbanscape such as improvised settlements in Lima or Mumbai (below). They are good architectural solutions for emergency shelters and temporary structures. The shell formed with pallet racks can also easily be converted into permanent structures if consolidated with steel, wood, concrete, or other locally available material.

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Earth Building on Steel Frames

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Social Transformation

I see community building and sustainable and natural building to be powerful tools of social transformation not only bringing people together and building communities, but also addressing social issues of shelter and sanitation, while regenerating the environment, resurfacing culture and reviving traditions

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I'm not here to change the world, I'm here to play with the Mud

Sampath Reddy

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Fascination with Natural Building

I remember Playing with mud as a child and being completely in awe of it. Having found a strong connection with earth after going through the grind of life, i have started on a journey to explore the magic of mud. in my journey over the past 2 years meeting number of exciting people and their work in this filed , this blog is a salute to the mud magicians and sustainable experts who are inspiring and working towards making this world a better place and most importnatly using earth to purify earth. There is a saying in sanskrit in the sandhyavandana shloka, when you purify earth, the earth purifies you. Please follow this blog to know more about the exciting people and institiutions i'm meeting on my journey back to earth.

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Posts on more Earthen Building Experts and Institutions to follow

I have written briefly on some of the exciting pioneers in sustainable and natural building field below. I have come across many more on whom I will be writing shortly. Some of them include Gram Vidya, Architect Shubha Mishra Founder and Director of CEASID "Centre of Earth Architecture and Sustainable Integrated Development", Rammed Earth Expert Varun Thautam, Auroville Earth Institute, Hunnarshala Foundation, Pun Pun Sustainable and Self Reliance farm in Thailand, Kleiwerks International, Asheville Institute USA, Chitra Vishwanath and Biome, Sathyaprakash Varanasi of Sathya Consultants, CO{rd} Labs (Community Redesign), Nivasa Architect Akhila Ramesh, 300house.com, Urbz.com, Aarusha homes, Wehostels, Zostels, Micro home solutions. CST IISC, Good Earth Malhar and more

Will also post on Mitti cool a mud fridge and AC made of simple and natural materials (On Nancy's FB Wall).

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The Sourabh Phadke - Mud Builder from Pune

The Extremely talented Sourabh Phadke is an institution of his own. An architect by profession choose to take the alternate route by initially building an eco friendly school in Pune with low tech natural Building techniques. he then went on to come up with simple graphic illustrations micro manuals on different Natural Building techniques which have been translated into international and national languages and won accolades. He is a Maverick builder and does mainly community building social projects including eco san toilets, rural schools and homes, community buildings etal. His short videos on Youtube are a great educational resource which include traditional water proofing and anti termite solutions. I would love to work with him some day. He has spoken at TED X and is a hope for the future generation of Natural builders and community builders providing solutions to the underserved populations and reviving indigenous techniques.

Check out his site and work at soarhub.in

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Jaaga "Pallet Rack Building Kits" by Freeman Murray

I've been thoroughly impressed with  Freeman's solution to sustainable high density, rapid, less space, modular, dirt cheap functional spaces using Pallet Racks. I see a great potential for community centers, low cost housing, street shops, temporary and rental structures, warehouses, education, and disaster relief and even rural infrastrucutre using this solution. earth building can be a good complement to the steel frame structure of the pallet Racks. Cob, Wattle and Daub, Wattle and Cob, Adobe, Slip straw techniques can be used for walling on the ground floor to hold the 4 floor structure firmly and light panels, babmboo abd Tarp sheets could be used for above floors. a shipping container toilet block could be explored for the ground floor for sanitation or an earthen or conventional toilet system can be installed.Pallet racks have pre defined load specifications, and can be readily used modularly without much architecture and engineering. I personally dream of building a Jaaga Hostel and promote this as a sustainable building solution.

Freeman has spoken at TED Doha and his Pallet rack solution has been a semi Finalists in the Buckminister fuller challenge 2010.

check out these links

TED Talk : Beautiful, Affordable Architecture

Jaaga Living Building

Open Architecture Shala

Start up School Kochi

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When we dream alone it is only a dream, but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality. -Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Green Chakra

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Green Chakra Eco Collective by Jackson Poretta (Mud Jack)

Jackson Poretta is a Natural Builder from the US. He stays in Bangalore India and runs an eco collective Green Chakra which is an eco apperenticeship program for marginalsied youth empowering them with skills and livelihoods in eco solutions. He is also a faculty at Srishti School of Design and teaches elective courses on NAtural Building and ecological Design. Core elements of Green Chakra are Natural Building, Ecological Design and Permaculture, Vertical and Rooftop Gardens, Bamboo Craft and Construction. They host short 3 day workshops on Cob furniture and Cob ovens and also take up consulting projects for cob walls, remodelling homes, offices and interiors and also cob cottages. specializes in cob, wattle and daub, mud murals, Tree houses and exquisite designs using mud. Check him out at Green Chakra

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Natural Paints and finishes

Came across this interesting blog "designearth" which explores Natural paints and finishes at length. check it out designearth