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Building with Awareness - The Construction of a Hybrid Home. (DVD) This video shows you the entire process of constructing a straw bale home. Topics include post-and-beam straw bale wall construction, interior adobe thermal mass walls, rainwater cisterns, earth-plaster techniques, wiring for straw bale, photovoltaic systems, energy efficiency, aesthetics, and much more. 162 min. More...

Green is the Color of Money: Case Study for a Sustainable High Performance Building. (DVD) This video is about designing and building the Banner Bank Building, one of the worlds most energy efficient, high performance buildings. The building has received the US Green Building Council LEED Platinum rating and is a benchmark for sustainable design, construction, and operation. 33 min. More...

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Building Green TV Season One. (DVD) Watch the first season of Building Green TV from the comfort of your own home. Producer and host Kevin Contreras demonstrates easy, cost-effective building decisions, from foundation to furnishings, that are environmentally conscious as he builds his dream house out of straw. 360 min. More

A Sampler of Alternative Homes: Approaching Sustainable Architecture. (DVD) Enjoy a look at a variety of homes and the creative people who built them. Discover how passive solar design and environmentally low-impact materials can be used to create comfortable and economical homes. 115 min. More...

Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. (DVD) This program documents construction, insights gained, and the ups and downs (literally) of the building process of a home made from earthbag domes covered with papercrete (recycled paper combined with some sand and cement). 94 min. More...

The Eco House: Ideas for a Healthier Home. (DVD) The Eco House explores practical ideas for a healthier home and a healthier environment. It shows ways to improve indoor air quality, reduce building material waste and improve the thermal efficiency of your home. 34 min. More...

What Is Cob? A Photographic Introduction to Modern Mud Building. (DVD) People used natural materials to build beautiful and comfortable homes for thousands of years before sheetrock, latex paint, fiberglass and all the rest were ever invented. In this talk and slide show given by natural builder Christina Ott, you will be introduced to the wide variety of modern mud buildings. More...