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Straw Bale and Earth Plaster Retrofit – More Photos

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Heather HolmApril 3, 2014

In October 2012, Keith Dietrich and David Cameron led workshops on building with straw bales and earth plaster. As well as retrofitting one wall with super-insulating straw bales, they did the same with old books and covered them with earth … Continue reading →

Article on our book projects in Library Journal

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Heather HolmNovember 7, 2013

An article by Roxanna Asgarian in the professional Library Journal explains how our book wall experiments came to be.

Nova Scotia Sustainability Center Gives New Life to Library Discards

Old Books and David Cameron in The Coast

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Heather HolmNovember 7, 2013

Check out this article that just appeared in The Coast, featuring David Cameron, our book walls, the New Life for Old Books exhibit, and the background to why the problem of recycling books.

Books and Mortar – The Coast, August 29, 2013

Video on new energy initiatives in Lunenburg Co.

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Heather HolmApril 3, 2014

Starring… The Blockhouse School Project.

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Insulating with books

Posted on December 10, 2012 by DavidCApril 3, 2014

by David Cameron There was an article in the Chronicle Herald a few days ago referencing the redundant book/journal situation in NS universities. The universities have decided to have one facility in the province for storage and dump the rest. … Continue reading →

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The Blockhouse School Project

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Straw Bale and Earth Plaster Retrofit – More Photos

Article on our book projects in Library Journal

Old Books and David Cameron in The Coast

Video on new energy initiatives in Lunenburg Co.

Insulating with books