09-10-2023, 06:19 PM
I would like to start a discussion on locally available, cheap or free, durable building materials and methods for long term sustainability. I am talking DIY construction of comfortable, durable, maintainable individual homesteads that will survive and can be maintained on this island for the long haul.
The US/Hawaiian economy is no longer sustainable for doing things the "standard" way. Hawaiis comfortable climate and ample rainfall are a major plus. It is ridiculous to build a falling-apart, California style tract house here with everything shipped in and then you have to have totally modify it for the local climate. (And it will still crumble apart in 30 years.)
I suspect there are alot of us listening. What is available, what works, doesnt work, how long, how hard, permitting, the whole thing. I suspect the local authorities might be ultimately amenable to a better method of DIY homesteading.
Dry pack concrete, concrete alternatives, wood, steel, aircrete, lava, etc. Is it locally sourced, durable, maintainable and sustainable? What can we manufacture ourselves from locally sourced materials?
What are your ideas?
Ccat
The US/Hawaiian economy is no longer sustainable for doing things the "standard" way. Hawaiis comfortable climate and ample rainfall are a major plus. It is ridiculous to build a falling-apart, California style tract house here with everything shipped in and then you have to have totally modify it for the local climate. (And it will still crumble apart in 30 years.)
I suspect there are alot of us listening. What is available, what works, doesnt work, how long, how hard, permitting, the whole thing. I suspect the local authorities might be ultimately amenable to a better method of DIY homesteading.
Dry pack concrete, concrete alternatives, wood, steel, aircrete, lava, etc. Is it locally sourced, durable, maintainable and sustainable? What can we manufacture ourselves from locally sourced materials?
What are your ideas?
Ccat