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<p>LionKimbro: using snow construction to train people towards alternative home construction</p> <hr /> <div>My name is Lion Kimbro, and I'm a friend of Sam Rose.<br /> <br /> I will be more present later, when I get closer to actual construction.<br /> <br /> But something came up in a conversation I thought might be of value to Open Source Ecology: '''Using snow construction to help train people.'''<br /> <br /> For example, the Quinzhee: ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinzhee], [http://www.callofthewild.ca/quinzee.html], [http://www.instructables.com/id/Quinzee-Building/])<br /> <br /> Snow construction may be a great way for people to get into building.<br /> <br /> * It can be done in a matter of hours.<br /> * The variety of techniques seem to mirror the variety of techniques of building houses out of Earth.<br /> ** Quinzhee: make a mound, dig out of it<br /> ** Fort: grow up from the ground in packed layers<br /> ** Igloo: use bricks<br /> * A complete (and useable!) structure can be made in '''hours'''<br /> * It's challenging, ...<br /> ** ...but surmountable.<br /> * It costs ''nothing.''<br /> * It can be done by instructions, you don't even necessarily need someone on hand to help.<br /> <br /> Take care, Lion</div>

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