Amphibious Houses

[glenn-k]

Possible Solution for New Orleans

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/007141.php

[Amanda_931]

strange site.

How about artificial hurricanes as a power generation source?

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/cat_green.php

[glenn-k]

You know I like the wierd stuff, Amanda.

The hurricane was another thing that caught my eye.

[Amanda_931]

IIRC it's patented, so it must work.  

(I've just been looking at a site on which it is claimed that having a baby violates intellectual property rights--i.e., patents.    

http://www.newstarget.com/A000020.html  )

[glenn-k]

An expansion on the amphibious houses - and sustainable houses.

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003608.html#more



I have one question -- where does the poo-poo go???

[Amanda_931]

carried on shore, put into the compost?

[Amanda_931]

Same article has these.  Pole Houses.

The slide show looks to be going up on a slab, but other places seem to suggest that the houses are perfect for marshy places.

Walls can go pretty much anywhere.

http://www.polehouses.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&page_id=18#climate

Available on the mainland, from Portland Oregon.  

(but why would they use lathe turned round logs instead of just peeled logs?)