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Making building material from wood ash with primitive techniques

I made building material from wood ash using primitive techniques. Combining ash and clay produced strong, usable material.
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Building mud brick walls & grass roof with primitive tools

Using only primitive tools and natural materials, we took on the challenge of building strong mud brick walls and a ...

I worked up close with thermonuclear weapons — building new ones is insane

It’s been 20 years since I retired from the Air Force and 40 years since I first entered Cheyenne Mountain, America’s nuclear ...

Scientists Uncover Gel-Like Structures That May Have Sparked Life on Earth

Surface-bound gels may have offered the structure and chemistry needed for life to take hold on Earth—and possibly elsewhere.
Governing

Oregon Moves to Quake-Proof Government Buildings

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...
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Buildings are turning to ‘ice batteries’ for sustainable air conditioning

Every night some 74,000 gallons (280,000 liters) of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The hospital used to get all of its air conditioning from a conventional system ...
POWER Magazine

Buildings Will Devour 50% of New Global Electricity by 2035—Here’s How Smart Design Can Change That

Nations around the world are undergoing a seismic shift, switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy to meet net-zero targets. But one sector is set to dominate new demand—buildings. Today, the ...