An earth-sheltered home is a structure that’s built below ground, partially below ground, or into a hillside so at least one wall is completely encapsulated by the earth. Earth-sheltered homes have ...

Down a dirt road and between thickets of trees, Paul Queen lives inside a grassy, man-made hill. Deer try to stroll across his rooftop. Gopher tortoises attempt to tunnel into the walls. But inside, ...

The Kalmers added an attic to give the home extra insulation, as well as a south-facing slope on which to put a solar hot water collector. Reading MOTHER EARTH NEWS for years gave me ideas on ...

The technology is designed to adapt to any type of topography, either flat, with moderate land slopes or steep slopes. Green Magic Homes components are easy and fast assembly. Each component has ...

Jacque Foust remembers heading up the driveway, searching the landscape for the house his real estate agent had promised to show him. Finally, they reached the glassed entry to a futuristic-looking ...

The number of older people in Ireland is going to increase from 465,000 to 600,000 by 2015. In order to meet the needs of this expanding demographic sector, a 30% increase in sheltered housing for ...

EDWARDSVILLE - The process of moving residents out of the Madison County Sheltered Care Home is under way, the home's director said Wednesday."Things are moving along," Donna Marrone said during ...

Planning permission has been granted for 42 sheltered homes for islanders aged over 55. The decision for the site at St Joseph's Care Home on St John's Road in St Helier, comes after an appeal ...