Comments on: Prizewinning Affordable Housing http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/ Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities Thu, 24 May 2012 05:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Inhabitat » Affordable and still Green: Sandbag Houses by MMA Architects http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-43873 Inhabitat » Affordable and still Green: Sandbag Houses by MMA Architects Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:33:32 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-43873 [...] Dezeen, Green Building Elements and The Architect’s [...] [...] Dezeen, Green Building Elements and The Architect’s [...]

]]> By: EDi http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-39477 EDi Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:52:42 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-39477 Nope, tried doing my own house with this system, even got the plans approved from local council which was a extremely long process on it own. The problem is the NHBRC, or the National Home Building Registration Council. Banks don't give bonds to projects not registered with the NHBRC. I did a lot of research in this method and like it a lot – especial the insulation it provides. The suppliers actually state that unless it is for low cost housing there will not be any savings and might even cost more than conventional building. The savings they claim is not in the material costs, (unless you excavate and are using sand from the local site) but in the actual construction and construction time, meaning you will have to build it your self, and again the banks will not fund a owner-builder project. Nope, tried doing my own house with this system, even got the plans approved from local council which was a extremely long process on it own. The problem is the NHBRC, or the National Home Building Registration Council. Banks don’t give bonds to projects not registered with the NHBRC.

I did a lot of research in this method and like it a lot – especial the insulation it provides. The suppliers actually state that unless it is for low cost housing there will not be any savings and might even cost more than conventional building.

The savings they claim is not in the material costs, (unless you excavate and are using sand from the local site) but in the actual construction and construction time, meaning you will have to build it your self, and again the banks will not fund a owner-builder project.

]]> By: EDi http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-98342 EDi Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:52:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-98342 Nope, tried doing my own house with this system, even got the plans approved from local council which was a extremely long process on it own. The problem is the NHBRC, or the National Home Building Registration Council. Banks don't give bonds to projects not registered with the NHBRC. I did a lot of research in this method and like it a lot – especial the insulation it provides. The suppliers actually state that unless it is for low cost housing there will not be any savings and might even cost more than conventional building. The savings they claim is not in the material costs, (unless you excavate and are using sand from the local site) but in the actual construction and construction time, meaning you will have to build it your self, and again the banks will not fund a owner-builder project. Nope, tried doing my own house with this system, even got the plans approved from local council which was a extremely long process on it own. The problem is the NHBRC, or the National Home Building Registration Council. Banks don’t give bonds to projects not registered with the NHBRC.

I did a lot of research in this method and like it a lot – especial the insulation it provides. The suppliers actually state that unless it is for low cost housing there will not be any savings and might even cost more than conventional building.

The savings they claim is not in the material costs, (unless you excavate and are using sand from the local site) but in the actual construction and construction time, meaning you will have to build it your self, and again the banks will not fund a owner-builder project.

]]> By: Ben http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-21131 Ben Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:25:48 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-21131 Pity the banks in South Africa do not bond /morgage this construction system. Has this been overcome? Pity the banks in South Africa do not bond /morgage this construction system. Has this been overcome?

]]> By: Ben http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-98341 Ben Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:25:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-98341 Pity the banks in South Africa do not bond /morgage this construction system. Has this been overcome? Pity the banks in South Africa do not bond /morgage this construction system. Has this been overcome?

]]> By: Natural Decors » Blog Archive » Prizewinning Affordable Housing http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-18499 Natural Decors » Blog Archive » Prizewinning Affordable Housing Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:01:29 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-18499 [...] Read more of this story » [...] [...] Read more of this story » [...]

]]> By: Prizewinning Affordable Housing | EcoTaz green lifestyle and technology blog http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-14694 Prizewinning Affordable Housing | EcoTaz green lifestyle and technology blog Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:56:49 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-14694 [...] Read more of this story » [...] [...] Read more of this story » [...]

]]> By: Prizewinning Affordable building | EcoTaz green lifestyle and technology blog http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-14691 Prizewinning Affordable building | EcoTaz green lifestyle and technology blog Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:26:18 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-14691 [...] Read more of this story » [...] [...] Read more of this story » [...]

]]> By: Mark http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-12909 Mark Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:17:23 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-12909 Very cool. Although, two stories on a sandbag house assembled by people that don't know what they're doing? Just the first thing that popped in my head. Along with those model cars in the picture above bringing me back to '78. Very cool. Although, two stories on a sandbag house assembled by people that don’t know what they’re doing?

Just the first thing that popped in my head. Along with those model cars in the picture above bringing me back to ’78.

]]> By: Mark http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/10/02/prizewinning-affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-98340 Mark Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:17:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=668#comment-98340 Very cool. Although, two stories on a sandbag house assembled by people that don't know what they're doing? Just the first thing that popped in my head. Along with those model cars in the picture above bringing me back to '78. Very cool. Although, two stories on a sandbag house assembled by people that don’t know what they’re doing?

Just the first thing that popped in my head. Along with those model cars in the picture above bringing me back to ’78.

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