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Building Green | Foundation | PBS

Duration: 23:55 (Full Program)
Program: Building Green #102

In episode two of the first season of Building Green, host Kevin Contreras gets to the bottom of things, ie, the Foundation. Follow Kevin step-by-step as he discovers green concrete and tours a straw bale mansion in Huntsville, Alabama. Also, find out why Kevin decides on a steel frame for his Santa Barbara green dream home and why even building code officials and insurance companies are starting to look favorably on straw bale houses.

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Post Date: March 17, 2009