MelonYellow@lemmy.ca to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months agoTurf houses: Iceland's original 'green' buildingswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTurf houses: Iceland's original 'green' buildingswww.bbc.comMelonYellow@lemmy.ca to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
Known as “torfbæir”, these ingeniously designed homes helped settle one of Europe’s least-hospitable environments.
minus-squarenocturnelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThe grass on the roof serves to hide them from enemy dragons.
The grass on the roof serves to hide them from enemy dragons.