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Geeli Mitti: Breaking the myths about mud houses. Why they are more sustainable?

Down To Earth 317K subscribe Why is mud construction sustainable then using cement? Why are mud houses more comfortable to live in? What are the advantages of mud over cement for building and construction? Shagun Singh, the founder of GeeliMitti farms and educational research center talks about the common myths that are associated with mud houses. Most believe that mud houses are not strong enough, it’s expensive to build and maintain and not suited to regions which have high rainfall. Shagun is breaking all these myths about mud houses. Later in the video, she is explaining about the thermal properties

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Building with Nature

Hobbit Hideaway 310 subscribers A short documentary of our Hobbit Hideaway filmed and produced by Dewi Roberts. Hobbit Hideaway was built using the local, plentiful and renewable materials of wood, stone, straw, clay, lime and mud. It is a unique and very beautiful build, constructed by natural builders and educators Hartwyn Ltd, who shared the process with students in a pop-up learning village from June to September 2018. Hobbit Hideaway opened as a unique holiday home in March 2019. Music in this video Learn more Listen ad-free with YouTube Premium Song Hoppegarten-31905 Artist Matt Nicholson Album FELT004 Licensed to YouTube

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Why I quit the corporate world to start teaching mud house construction

Down To Earth 317K subscribers Shagun Singh was a corporate business head. She quit her job in 2015 and moved to Nainital in Uttarakhand. She was looking for a place where she can build a home with her own hands. The idea was to create a magical place where one can grow food, where there is energy, water, and to live as holistically as possible. She found a barren piece of land in Mahrora, a village close to Nainital. Later she started making mud houses and founded a training centre called Geeli Mitti. People from different parts of the world