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<p>The Open Building Institute has launched a Kickstarter to design open source, eco-friendly houses.</p>
<blockquote cite="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/622508883/open-building-institute-eco-building-toolkit">
<p>We’re developing an <a href="http://openbuildinginstitute.org/" target="_blank"><b>open source eco-building toolkit</b></a> to make the construction of ecological housing easier, cheaper, faster—and put it within the reach of everyone.</p>
<p>The OBI toolkit is entirely open source—free to use and modify—and will enable anyone to:</p>
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<li>Design a house and/or greenhouse—that respects the planet and can be expanded as your needs and family grow—using a library of modules that fit together like building blocks</li>
<li>Learn how to build with instructionals and training programs</li>
<li>Organize the rapid-build of a house loaded with ecological features</li>
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<img alt="Experimental modular farmhouse (1300 sq ft) with attached greenhouse (800 sq ft) - Factor e Farm (Missouri, US) - Built incrementally between Oct 2013 and Nov 2015 (click for more info)" class="fit" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/012/925/416/1f3a04821a94624e9701f56c83b20deb_original.png?w=680&fit=max&v=1467385089&auto=format&lossless=true&s=159da2f930ff43646b1ed1777221f987">
<figcaption>Experimental modular farmhouse (1300 sq ft) with attached greenhouse (800 sq ft) - Factor e Farm (Missouri, US) - Built incrementally between Oct 2013 and Nov 2015 (click for more info)</figcaption>
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<p>Through a series of experimental builds over the past few years, we learned that it is possible to construct a 700 sq ft modular starter home—with an attached aquaponic greenhouse and loaded with ecological features—for under $25k in materials and in as little as 5 days.</p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-id="12942568">
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<img alt="Tiny CEB house with tiny greenhouse and solar roof - Factor e Farm (Missouri, US) - Built in 2014" class="fit" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/012/942/568/62d55b78742852aa9779aff8e2bc4d34_original.png?w=680&fit=max&v=1467555820&auto=format&lossless=true&s=c9807854a745e9254b74006a91cc07bf">
<figcaption>Tiny CEB house with tiny greenhouse and solar roof - Factor e Farm (Missouri, US) - Built in 2014</figcaption>
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<p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/622508883/open-building-institute-eco-building-toolkit">Read more...</a></p>
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