Sustainable Materials

To be sustainable, you should always use local materials in your house. Because being sustainable does not mean to use bamboo as an ecological material but you spend much more energy to bring it to your home. You can make your own sustainable material. For example, you can use reclaimed wood on the floors, walls and the fittings. Or you can use lime plaster instead of cement on the walls, because it is breathable and low energy to manufacture. Straw bale as an insulation material on the floor, walls and the roof, it is cheap and easy. You can use white canvas anywhere you like to protect from the excessive heat. Thermowood, paperstone, recycled timber... such materials which are zero or low VOC (non-toxic) materials.












you can find more sustainable materials at ECOLECT