by Lucy Legan | Jun 25, 2023 | Ecocentro Ipec, Permaculture, Sustainable Living
A labyrinth is different to a maze. You enter a maze to lose yourself and a labyrinth to find yourself. The philosophy of a labyrinth is that there is no choice along the way. The only decision is whether you enter the labyrinth and trust that the path will lead you... 
by Lucy Legan | Jan 19, 2023 | Natural Building, Sustainable Living
Superadobe, or earthbag building, was developed by Nader Khalili, an Iranian American architect, writer, and humanitarian. He created the superadobe system in 1984 in response to a NASA call for designs for human settlements on the Moon and Mars. The technique wasn’t... 
by Lucy Legan | Apr 23, 2019 | Ecocentro Ipec, Natural Building, Permaculture, Sustainable Living
Ecocentro IPEC is an ecological centre that is snuggled in the valley of Mar de Guerra in Pirenopolis, Goais, the savannah of Brazil. It’s one of a kind. A giant dome of more than 200 unfired bricks will greet you. And if you’re lucky enough to spend the... 
by Lucy Legan | Apr 19, 2019 | Ecocentro Ipec, Natural Building, Sustainable Living
It’s believed that the first toilets for human waste were created in an ancient settlement in Scotland dating back to 3000 B.C. That’s over 5000 years ago! Sadly enough, today about 2.4 billion people, or roughly one-third of the world’s population still lack access...