With the world burning with the consequences of global warming, am sure one would take interest in the SugarCube House. It is no simple house, designed by California engineer David Wilson.
It is designed to sequester carbon dioxide and withstand all kinds of extreme weather. Building the house, the designer has used standard commonly-available construction materials - building with which, are easier and cheaper compared to traditional homes.
The beams of the house are made of farm-grown trees, providing a ready market for this plantation wood. At the same time, it also avoids the cutting of wild or old-growth wood.
Strong and light, the resulting structure does not require almost any foundation, again reducing the use of concrete — another large producer of carbon dioxide. The SugarCube house is placed on simple pads — one on each corner — or on stilts for avoiding flood waters.
SugarCube House: First house designed for a global warming afflicted world
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This article was produced from a press release which was distributed without the knowledge of the SugarCube crew. I’d request that you take down this blog entry.
We are not ”designed for a global-warming-afflicted world”. We are revolutionizing the construction industry through a hope for more eco-friendly housing and green construction- NOT capitalizing on the fear-mongering of global warming.
Thanks also for using our photos without credit.
Thanks Heatherlyn for informing me of the press release. First, you have spoken of the headline — designed for a global-warming-afflicted world — which is pretty apt a future contribution for any construction that is environment-friendly. All the amazing features of your SugarCube House construction, indirectly contributes towards saving the factors leading to gobal warming.
Secondly, Heatherlyn, I have left a credit to the home page of SugarCube House itself and have been talking of the works of the crew continuously. So, no point in crediting the pictures seperately. The credit is the whole story itself!