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There is a method of turning ordinary sand into load-bearing artificial stone using two ingredients you can find at any grocery store or hardware store for under two dollars. No cement mixer. No kiln. No industrial equipment. Just sand, wood ash, and
For about $2, you can buy a bottle of sodium silicate -- also called water glass -- that permanently seals concrete from the inside out. No recoating. No peeling. No $45 jug of acrylic sealer that fails in 3 years.
Shipping containers can be turned into everything from tiny houses to art galleries, but they all share one issue: poor thermal performance. The Petti Restaurant mitigates this by covering the containers in mud, creating a striking building that stay
Today we're going to share everything we know about hyperadobe earthbag building - these UV treated raschel mesh tubes present exciting new opportunities, safer build sites, and huge cost savings for those of us building with soil.
After 5 years of traveling full-time in a tiny home, this family of 6 realized they couldn't go back to a "normal" life - so they bought 11 acres of raw desert in Cochise County, Arizona and started building their own off-grid village from the
Everyone will be installing this "Forever Siding" now because it's the most durable, maintenance-free exterior siding I've found for a DIY shed. In this video, we're installing a nail-on faux stone veneer that looks like real masonry but instal
What if one of the cheapest products in the hardware store could turn rust itself into a protective barrier instead of just covering it up? In this video, we dive into the chemistry of phosphoric acid and the long history behind phosphate conversion
This isn't normal cement - it flexes like rubber and NEVER cracks! Polyurea grout reacts with air instantly, seals wall cracks permanently and even works underwater in extreme conditions!
So in just goofing around on Google Maps, looking at islands in the Hormuz Straight, trying to figure out the most likely target beaches the US Marines might use to seize the area, I spotted an odd rainbow of circles on a beach. Zooming in, it was ob
Built popular in the 1970s, these homes utilize "Geothermal Coupling." Because the earth is a near-perfect insulator, the house requires no AC in 100°F heat. They are "banned" or "gatekept" by Building Egress and Window-to-Wall Ratio codes. These co
Want to know how compressed earth blocks / bricks are made? Ryan takes us through how they are made, what machines he has to make them, and how amazing they are for building structures.
Adobe in Action describes its adobe brickmaking process. Adobe in Action is a New Mexico-based 501c3 non-profit organization. We support owner builders with the planning and construction of their adobe homes. We promote adobe home building and owners
Today we begin building what I'm calling the mother of all solar panel mounts.
This woodshed should stand for 100 years or better. And when my grandchildren ask who their grandfather was, I hope someone points to the work and says, "That's who he was."
Today we show you how to manufacture microwave blockers.
In 1983, engineer Greg Reinhart bought a patch of raw land in Arizona's Sonoran Desert and began carving out a home beneath it. Inspired by the animals around him, Greg chose to build an underground, earth-sheltered dome that would use the desert i
Now the jewel in the crown of the desert kingdom's ongoing transformation, the Line, appears to be facing a major rethink.
If a physician needs to see what's gone wrong inside a human body, it's easy enough to order an ultrasound scan. But if the structural engineer wants to do the same in a block of concrete, his options are of limited effectiveness.
Far out in the high desert of New Mexico is one of the most interesting communities in America. Here live the inhabitants of Earthships: off-grid, ultra-efficient homes creatively designed from the most basic materials. Join the locals and me as we e
Geoships are made of "bioceramic." Used up until recently on high-end consumer electronic products, bioceramic is an organic material that, once bonded, can withstand disasters and last 500 years unscathed --and perhaps lower construction costs at a
Reviewing a new grading system that works on any equipment
Mukaab, the world's largest skyscraper, is one of the most ambitious construction projects ever conceived. However, according to a new report, Saudi authorities have stopped work on the the gigantic building, and its future now looks uncertain.
Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo opened a 200,000 metric ton per year graphite processing plant at a Chinese-owned mine on ?Friday, as the south-east African country boosts output of ?the battery mineral.
Metals to be used in magnetics and high-tech aluminum alloys
In this video, I walk you through how our new Low-Profile Double Wide Prototype Kit works. This kit gives you a true 20ft open-span double wide without a single necessary weld, and it will ship straight to your door. Finally, a DIY-friendly way to co
Here's a build video of the trommel. We will be using it to produce gravel and stone fill for various concreting and landscaping projects.
When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions - as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another planet - they generally have the highest number of needs and the lowest amount of resources and time.
In this clip, I sit down with Ryan Fink and Ty Frackiewicz about the growing role of artificial intelligence in homebuilding and construction - fields that have always depended on skilled tradespeople to turn plans into reality. We explore a question
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Aircrete Harry comes back on the show to talk about building and construction techniques, with Aircrete and several other materials, what he has learned over the years, equipment, materials, (Publisher Recommended)
