http://housedesignonline.com Designing your dream house online Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://housedesignonline.com/natural-homes-map/ http://housedesignonline.com/natural-homes-map/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:59:43 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=832 (with thanks to Oliver @ http://naturalhomes.org) The Natural Homes Map shows you where to find natural homes of straw bale, cob, earthbag, green oak timber frame and others with links to the owner’s web site. The Natural Builders Map shows you where you can find a natural builder with a link to the builder’s web [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/natural-homes-map/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/eco-living-festival/ http://housedesignonline.com/eco-living-festival/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:48:44 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=734 Congratulations to Peter, Alanna and all involved in the Eco Living Festtival which took place over the weekend.  The festival took place in the scenic little village of Drumsna on the banks of the majestic Shannon River near Carrick-on-Shannon in Co. Leitrim. There was something of interest for anyone interesting in ways to live more sustainably. [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/eco-living-festival/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/705/ http://housedesignonline.com/705/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 12:48:34 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=705 The Complete Cob Course- Learn to handsculpt your healthy and affordable house from natural materials A 9 day workshop with Ulrike and Thomas Riedmuller,Paul Dillon and Joanne Forsythe, associates of Cob Cottage Company. The Hollies Centre for Practical Sustainability, Castletown, Enniskeane, Co. Cork, Ireland June 6th-14th. Cost: € 750 For more Information CLICK HERE var [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/705/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/green-books/ http://housedesignonline.com/green-books/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 20:37:14 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=701 House Design has teamed up with “Green Books” to provide a wonderful selection of books covering all aspects of Ecobuilding and Sustainable Living. Green Books are an independent UK publishing company, producing books on a wide range of environmental and cultural issues. From time to time we will be featuring books, which we believe will [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/green-books/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/workshops-basics-cob-building-7-day-intensive-workshop/ http://housedesignonline.com/workshops-basics-cob-building-7-day-intensive-workshop/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 22:59:07 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=662 Workshops Basics of Cob Building 7 day intensive workshop – Morayshire, Scotland Inspire yourself and tantalise your senses during a week connecting with the earth at a beautiful rural location in Scotland. During the week you will discover how it’s possible to use the ground beneath your feet to sculpt your own cob building. During [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/workshops-basics-cob-building-7-day-intensive-workshop/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/eco-experience-holidays/ http://housedesignonline.com/eco-experience-holidays/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 20:15:51 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=600 A unique opportunity to learn some practical natural building skills and have a holiday experience of a lifetime would be an Eco Holiday at the Boghill Centre at the foot of the Burren  in beautiful North County Clare on the West Coast of Ireland The Boghill Centre is a residential activity centre situated off the [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/eco-experience-holidays/feed/ 0