Comments on: Earthbag Eco-village in Uganda http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/09/05/earthbag-eco-village-in-uganda/ more attainable & sustainable Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim R http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/09/05/earthbag-eco-village-in-uganda/comment-page-1/#comment-2714 Tim R Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:04:17 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=2712#comment-2714 After watching the wildfires burning down houses in California, I can't help but to wonder why more people don't build their houses out of earth, rock, concrete, etc. But it seems like they just don't learn their lesson and continue rebuilding using wood. And the cycle continues again next year. The smart old timers in Texas used to build their houses out of rock with tin roofs because of the yearly prarie fires that would come through. After watching the wildfires burning down houses in California, I can’t help but to wonder why more people don’t build their houses out of earth, rock, concrete, etc. But it seems like they just don’t learn their lesson and continue rebuilding using wood. And the cycle continues again next year.

The smart old timers in Texas used to build their houses out of rock with tin roofs because of the yearly prarie fires that would come through.

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