Eco-Center Const. 1 - clearing, foundation, walls
Earth Song's model eco-center building is an earth-bermed,
underground structure, with dry-stack, surface bonded block,
heated and cooled with a passive annual heat storage system.
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clearing trees
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removing stumps
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plotting site
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Steve on tractor
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saving topsoil
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excavating
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dozer
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backhoe
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repairs
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back in action
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pouring footer
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foundation detail
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leveling first row
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dry-stack blocks
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block delivery
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5 courses
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bond-beam prep
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ready for cement |
filling sand
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drilling connections
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connection detail
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mixing cement
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hauling cement
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filling beam
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bond detail
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finished beam
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back wall
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view from west
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stacking block
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leveling walls
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rain delay
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cutting block
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steel window beam
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window detail
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Snickers
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surface bond
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