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Tag Archives: recycled materials

Article on our book projects in Library Journal

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on November 7, 2013 by Heather HolmNovember 7, 2013

book-wall-and-artAn 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

Posted in In the media, Old books | Tagged book wall, insulation, old books, recycled materials, straw bale

Building Materials needed for Tiny Studio

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on March 23, 2013 by Heather HolmAugust 18, 2013

To raise funds for the septic project and other infrastructure, we are going to construct and raffle a Tiny Studio – an outbuilding on blocks of a size that can be transported by truck to its new home, where it could serve … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Tiny Studio Raffle, Shelter | Tagged building materials, Lloyd Klassen, raffle, recycled materials, tiny studio, Zane Murdoch

Insulating with books

The Blockhouse School Project 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 →

Posted in Natural Building, Old books, Progress on site, Shelter, The building | Tagged alternative building, earthplaster, insulation, natural building, recycled materials, straw bale, strawbale, surplus books

Recycle the name!

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 8, 2012 by Heather HolmAugust 7, 2012

We’re not recycling in name only, we’re recycling the name! Literally. Letter-ally. What can you spell with the letters in “ECOLE DE LA RIVE-SUD”? Our word wizards came up with this solution: Particularly apt for our new Artisan Showcase, don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Showcase, Reuse and Recycle | Tagged recycled materials, recycling

Earthships 101

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 4, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 4, 2012

Turning Leaf Centre (TLC) is organizing a two-day Earthships 101 workshop for July 14-15. An Earthship is a passive solar house made of natural and recycled materials. More info coming soon on their soon-to-be-revamped website. Meanwhile, email email hidden; JavaScript is required. SSSVC … Continue reading →

Posted in Courses, Permaculture, The building | Tagged Earthship, natural building, passive solar, recycled materials

What he said…

"What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical groups that are doing that."
            ~ David Suzuki
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