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How does natural building stack up to industrial alternatives? with Conrad Rogue of House Alive: 056

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Let me introduce you today to one of my favorite gurus of natural building. Conrad Rogue is the founder of ā€œhouse aliveā€ and has been pioneering cob building for many years and is the author of ā€œhouse of earth: a complete handbook for earthen construction.ā€ For over 15 years House Alive has taught more than 1000 students how earthen building materials can enhance and uplift our built environment in a simple and elegant way.

I reached out to Conrad initially to commend him for an article he wrote called ā€œcob speedā€ which beautifully deconstructs the comparisons between industrial and earthen buildings and how the expectations of natural buildings are often very skewed.

In this interview I asked Conrad about the fundamental differences between ā€œgreenā€ and ā€œnaturalā€ building. We go in depth about why itā€™s essential to incorporate appropriate technology into natural buildings in order to make them perform optimally, and we go over the ever-important process of passing your plans for building through the permitting process and how to get the authorities to open up to progressive building ideas.

Resources:

House Alive Website

“Cob Speed” Article

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