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Custom Earth Sheltered, offers a range of architectural, engineering, permitting and construction services to bring your vision to life. From earth-sheltered and underground building systems to super-insulated traditional fire resistant wood and steel building designs. This team specializes in creating sustainable, non-toxic, disaster resistant and greener projects that are functional and beautiful.
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Pros & Cons of a DIY Approach to Building Your Sustainable Home
DIY Home Choices Considering building an earth-shelter or traditional home and hoping to cut costs by handling some of the work yourself?...
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Jul 34 min read
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Want to Build an Underground Home Or Business? What Challenges to Expect and How to Overcome them:
Planning and permitting an earth-sheltered and underground home can be a challenge. Some building departments and banks are skeptical and...
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Apr 36 min read
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SHOULD YOU BUILD NOW OR WAIT? WHAT TO CONSIDER:
Let's start with the question that is plaguing most of our minds. You're likely wondering if it's smart to build a house right now ? At...
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Jan 262 min read
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WHAT'S NEW IN GREEN BUILDING DESIGN?
CustomEarthSheltered.com Some of the critical green building trends for the coming years include an increased focus on sustainability and...
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Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Here is a List of Homesteader Skills Good to Learn to Become More Self- Sufficient:
Unlock the secrets of self-sufficiency and rediscover the lost art of homesteading! Our ancestors thrived on essential skills like...
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Dec 4, 202316 min read
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START PLANNING YOUR RESILIENCE - Consider How You Want To Become More Self Sufficient
This Custom Earth Sheltered team is here to help you achieve your eco-friendly goals with our expertise in sustainable architecture,...
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Dec 3, 20237 min read
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How Nature Enhances Your Health
The Need for Nature Inside and Outside Your Home and Business Nature has a soothing effect on us. We humans are genetically conditioned...
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Mar 23, 20234 min read
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DEFINITIONS: Regenerative, Biomimetic, Sustainable, Permaculture, etc. Design:
Biomimetic (sometimes called Biomimicry); an emerging design discipline that looks to Nature for sustainable design Solutions. Cradle-to...
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Mar 2, 20233 min read
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Plan Your Next Sustainable Project
Find free, open sources and hard to find and reasonably priced custom sustainable planning and permitting services for starting your...
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Feb 9, 20232 min read
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21 Ideas For Building a Sustainable Home:
What we build matters, and so does how we build it. Building with sustainability in mind should be standard for any new home. Here are 21...
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Jan 22, 20232 min read
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Underground Building Inventor Now Living in Belize
Gayle Scafe, the inventor of the concrete forming system which we often still use on current construction projects, is retired now and...
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Jul 9, 20222 min read
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HOW TO BUILD GREENER HOMESTEADS
People Homestead for Many Reasons The Best Place to Start a Homestead While there are different types of homesteads, there are also...
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Jun 12, 20223 min read
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CHOOSE HEALTHIER & SUSTAINABLE HOME CHOICES
25 ECO-FRIENDLY HOME IDEAS FOR LIVING IN YOUR GREENER SAFER HOUSE One big lesson is that living in an eco-friendly home needs to be a...
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Jun 9, 202210 min read
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Mid-Century Modern & Eco-Friendly Increase in Popularity
According to resent studies, trending aesthetics in Mid- Century modern has increased by 576% on Google searches since last year....
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Apr 12, 20223 min read
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Magical Dwellings Inspired by Middle-Earth
With all the magic of Middle-Earth, these innovative hobbit houses appear to be plucked from the pages of The Lord of the Rings. Whether...
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Apr 11, 20222 min read
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Hobbit Underground Home Examples
The Lord of The Rings movie series rocked the film industry in the early 2000s, grossing nearly $3 billion at the box office and winning...
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Apr 10, 20222 min read
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Time to Start Planning & Permitting Your Project
Many of our clients seek to build projects that are more sustainable and helps them become more self-reliant. They want a lifestyle the...
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Apr 10, 20222 min read
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Considering what to DIY when Building Your Home
Typically only a few people are qualified to act as their own general contractor (GC) so our team offers construction consulting support...
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Apr 8, 20222 min read
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Pros & Cons of a DIY Approach to Building Your Sustainable Home
DIY Home Choices Considering building an earth-shelter or traditional home and hoping to cut costs by handling some of the work yourself?...
buildearthshelter


Want to Build an Underground Home Or Business? What Challenges to Expect and How to Overcome them:
Planning and permitting an earth-sheltered and underground home can be a challenge. Some building departments and banks are skeptical and...
buildearthshelter


SHOULD YOU BUILD NOW OR WAIT? WHAT TO CONSIDER:
Let's start with the question that is plaguing most of our minds. You're likely wondering if it's smart to build a house right now ? At...
buildearthshelter
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