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		4b11b4 on June 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So you want to build a house more efficiently I was hoping this was going to be an article about building with earth, but it's stuck in the same framework of thinking.

abraxas on June 26, 2021 [–]

Earthships are not cheap nor any other rammed earth style building. It's cool stuff but definitely not cheap.

4b11b4 on June 26, 2021 | [–]

I wouldn't recommend rammed earth either.

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