by russs.net | Jan 27, 2013 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
I am excited! Our technique for building with trash bottle bricks has taken a giant serendipituous leap forward. This past weekend I met Zelli and his wife Joany who are seasoned cob builders living in the Philippines. Against the odds, they have been pioneering...
by russs.net | Oct 23, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, -Ecobricks
A while ago, this great article came out on our work here in Sabangan with the local San Alfonso High School students. Christa had the great idea that we should get the students to write about the process and interview folks during the day. This newspaper article,...
by russs.net | Oct 19, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
The other day, I teamed up with Kelsie, a U.S. Peace Core worker who is stationed in a neighbouring village. Together we taught the highschool staff and 170 students of Bila National High School how to make bottle bricks. Nothing went as expected– yet, it was...
by russs.net | Sep 27, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, Trashure
Wow. Yesterday was a lot of fun. We worked with teams of boys from San Alfonso High School to construct with our arsenal of bottle bricks. Together we’re constructing a segregation centre as designed by the students, Niklaus and I. These are the same bottle...
by russs.net | Sep 18, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, Trashure
“Russell, we’re going to Natonin tomorrow and we have to speak to 300 youth for two days! Help!” That’s how my adventure to Natonin, a remote village in the mountains began last week. Cell service had been down for several days, and my friend...
by russs.net | Sep 10, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, Uncategorized
In our house we have about a dozen boxes for segregating our trash. Yet, still, there is trash that just can’t be recycled or put to use as a pillow (our last resort for plastic bags and wrappers!). What to do with the bloody plastic bag that held the frozen...