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>From: "Michael Ashton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
>To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [biofuel] (unknown)
>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:56:37 -0700
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>Greetings everybody.
>I have been looking into yurts and so far I like what I see.
For some odd reason in the US they are sold by companies that charge
a lot of money! I'm sure you can find a design to make one yourself.
The commercial version is VERY goodlooking, but not particularly
portable and cold of course- for a few thousand dollars I'd build
something more insulated.
In Oz there is Owner Builder magazine... is there similar in the states?
On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:40 am, Michael Ashton wrote:
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> From: "Michael Ashton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
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>Greetings everybody.
>I have been looking into yurts and so far I like what I see. They seem to
>be a very low impact housing alternative. Might anyone have experience
>living in one or have some knowledge that could prove useful?
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A pal of mine has a couple in the desert in Almeria - S
Where I worked in Beijing we had a large yurt that was used as a meeting and
conference room. It was high-tech, insulated, and with electric heating and
air-conditioning. Other than the shape I don't think it had much similarity to
the yurts of Mongolia. The irony of it was that it was manufact
On Thu, 1 May 2003 01:15 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Have you considered using 20 foot ISO containers for shelter.
> I like the fact that containers have their own internal strength
> independent of any need for a foundation.
>They are also stackable, so ground space can be
> conserved if n
I've seen ... appropriately... a welder use one for his workshop/storage
place.
Very secure as well, nobody is going to get one open at any other place
than the door.
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>Have you considered using 20 foot ISO containers for shelter. There are a lot
>of creative uses
On Thu, 1 May 2003 10:55, you wrote:
> On Thu, 1 May 2003 01:15 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Have you considered using 20 foot ISO containers for shelter.
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> > I like the fact that containers have their own internal strength
> > independent of any need for a foundation.
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> >They are also
