Had to Share This With You Building Homes for 1/4th the Price of Traditional Housing Old bottle caps, used wine corks, spiky glass shards, odd planks of wood and chunks of bone — things other people might consider worthless — become valuable building materials in the hands of Dan Phillips. During the last 12 years, the maverick homebuilder in Huntsville, TX has either built or supervised the building of a dozen houses made of materials that would otherwise have been thrown away. To lower living costs, he believes in building sustainable houses with up to 90% recycled materials, tankless water heaters, rain water cisterns and plenty of insulation. I don’t think Dan even mentions the word permaculture in this video or article, but in my book, it is urban permaculture all the way. Video: Recycled Houses – 7min. |