Sunday, May 27, 2007

Eco-homes offer glimpse of lunar future

California eco-homes offer glimpse of lunar future (AFP)

A view of a house at the CalEarth (The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture), in Hesperia, California in April 2007. For just over two decades students have been coming to Iranian-born architect Nader Khalili's CalEarth to learn how to build a kiln-fired home from little more than soil stuffed into sacks.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - They are eco-friendly, cost next to nothing to build, and in Nader Khalili's dreams, they might one day be housing the first settlers on the Moon.


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