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Cal Earth Creating Different Housing

Posted by Hemos on from the beyond-the-norm dept.

ClosedLoop writes " Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of the Cal Earth Institute. I found myself in southern California's high desert listening to Iranian-born writer, award-winning-architect, and Cal Earth Institute founder Nader Khalili present his vision of affordable housing that the world's people can build for themselves. Judging from his research structures (and EcoDome), he's not far from his goal. He also works with NASA on ideas for structures that can be built from local Lunar or Martian materials. "

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  1. Nah.. by Pig+Hogger · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Too "star-warsish".

    Won't fly high with real-estate developpers catering to the ignorant, beating-up-the-Joneses, piss six-pack guzzling crowd.

    And, more importantly, to the building permit inspectors.

    1. Re:Nah.. by shawng · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Hey Pig Hogger, I checked out your website. It's ironic that you attack Americans for harming the environment while on the same page you root for Osama bin Laden to sink oil tankers. You can see why we Americans think we are smarter than you, its because we are.

    2. Re:Nah.. by shawng · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      I was addressing a guy who defended terrorism against the United States on his website. As far as I am concerned, enough said.

  2. Re:refreshing ideas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Also, it looks like an al-Qaeda mud hut.

    Better buy another SUV and paint it with the stars and stripes, because if we look like we're becoming un-american, the terrorists will have won!