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Rybin's avatar

"But let's push this concept further. If everything we build in this fashion is a carbon sink, why stop at houses? How about medical clinics, town canteens, municipal saunas, and community workshops made of cob and straw? Why not build cathedral-like libraries from bamboo and grass? How about enormous woven willow sculptures as monuments to celebrate the global carbon sequestration effort?"

Love this, we should add union halls to the mix, too!

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Quincy's avatar

As usual, an inspirational and very concise piece! I was wondering, you often mention using materials like bamboo, wood or straw to build carbon-negative housing. How do you envision this being done in a sustainable but large scale way that has high output but retains soil health, biodiversity, etc? How would you organize and plan agroforestry to account for these necessary materials?

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