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183 materials across 100 plans. Pick what you can already get hold of nearby and see everything it can become.
timber
32 plans- Manual Compressed Earth Block Press
- Rammed Earth Wall with Reusable Formwork
- Lever-Arm Charcoal Briquette Press
- Gravity Drip Irrigation from a Raised Barrel
- Indirect Solar Food Dryer
- Sun-Dried Adobe Brick Yard
cement
18 plans- Manual Compressed Earth Block Press
- Rammed Earth Wall with Reusable Formwork
- Concrete Biosand Water Filter
- Ferrocement Water Storage Tank
- Hand-Dug Well with Concrete Ring Lining
- Floating-Drum Biogas Digester
sand
14 plans- Concrete Biosand Water Filter
- Ferrocement Water Storage Tank
- Cob Bread and Pizza Oven
- Lime and Earth Plaster for Earthen Walls
- Hand-Dug Well with Concrete Ring Lining
- Improved Mud Cookstove with Fuel Shelf
clay
10 plans- Insulated Brick Rocket Stove
- Cob Bread and Pizza Oven
- Lime and Earth Plaster for Earthen Walls
- Silver-Treated Ceramic Pot Water Filter
- Improved Mud Cookstove with Fuel Shelf
- Drum Retort Charcoal Kiln
steel
9 plans- Insulated Brick Rocket Stove
- Rope-and-Washer Pump
- Treadle Pump for Smallholder Irrigation
- Hand-Cranked Maize Sheller
- Hand-Auger Borehole
- Windmill Water Pump
gravel
8 plans- Concrete Biosand Water Filter
- Hand-Dug Well with Concrete Ring Lining
- Dry-Stone Retaining Wall
- Community Slow Sand Filter
- Hand-Auger Borehole
- Protected Spring Box
stone
8 plans- Keyhole Garden with Central Compost Basket
- Zai Pits and Stone Contour Bunds
- Dry-Stone Retaining Wall
- Gabion Check Dam for Gullies
- Sand Dam on a Seasonal River
- Protected Spring Box
wire
8 plans- TLUD Gasifier Stove
- Kenyan Top-Bar Beehive
- Bottle Wall Infill & Light Panel
- Micro-Concrete Roof Tiles
- Split Bamboo Rainwater Gutter
- Packed Sawdust Tin Stove
PVC pipe
7 plans- Concrete Biosand Water Filter
- Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting with First-Flush Diverter
- Gravity Drip Irrigation from a Raised Barrel
- Rope-and-Washer Pump
- Floating-Drum Biogas Digester
- Treadle Pump for Smallholder Irrigation
soil
7 plans- Manual Compressed Earth Block Press
- Rammed Earth Wall with Reusable Formwork
- Sun-Dried Adobe Brick Yard
- Arborloo Shallow-Pit Compost Toilet
- Earthbag Wall & Dome
- Soil-Cement Floor Slab
straw
7 plans- Sun-Dried Adobe Brick Yard
- Cob Bread and Pizza Oven
- Lime and Earth Plaster for Earthen Walls
- Improved Mud Cookstove with Fuel Shelf
- Retained-Heat Basket Cooker
- Oyster Mushrooms on Straw
bamboo
6 plans- Bamboo Truss Roof Frame
- Grass Thatch Roof
- Raised Grain Granary
- Bamboo Scaffold & Ladder
- Split Bamboo Rainwater Gutter
- Shade Net Nursery Tunnel
pipe
6 plans- Community Slow Sand Filter
- Windmill Water Pump
- Lined Tilapia Fish Pond
- Protected Spring Box
- Greywater Reed Bed
- Hydraulic Ram Pump
sawdust
6 plans- Silver-Treated Ceramic Pot Water Filter
- Clay Brick Clamp Kiln
- Lee Hite Eco-Briquette Lever Press
- Hand-Cranked Screw Briquette Extruder
- Waste Paper & Leaf Briquettes
- Packed Sawdust Tin Stove
roofing sheet
5 plans- Movable Chicken Tractor
- Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine
- Kenyan Top-Bar Beehive
- Urine-Diverting Dry Toilet
- Raised Biomass Drying Rack
bearings
4 plans- Hand-Cranked Maize Sheller
- Windmill Water Pump
- Hand-Cranked Screw Briquette Extruder
- Micro-Hydro Pelton Wheel
black paint
4 plans- Indirect Solar Food Dryer
- SODIS Solar Water Disinfection Rack
- Batch Solar Water Heater from a Salvaged Tank
- Plywood Solar Box Cooker
compost
4 plans- Keyhole Garden with Central Compost Basket
- Zai Pits and Stone Contour Bunds
- Village Tree Nursery
- Banana Circle & Mulch Pit
manure
4 plans- Keyhole Garden with Central Compost Basket
- Floating-Drum Biogas Digester
- Zai Pits and Stone Contour Bunds
- Vermicompost Bin from Stacked Crates
poles
4 plansrope
4 plans- Tippy Tap Handwashing Station
- Rope-and-Washer Pump
- Treadle Pump for Smallholder Irrigation
- Bamboo Scaffold & Ladder
shade net
4 plans- Vermicompost Bin from Stacked Crates
- Village Tree Nursery
- Shade Net Nursery Tunnel
- Sprouted Fodder Trays
water
4 plans- Sun-Dried Adobe Brick Yard
- Zeer Pot-in-Pot Evaporative Cooler
- Interlocking Stabilised Soil Block Wall
- Cone Pit Biochar Kiln
wire mesh
4 plans- Keyhole Garden with Central Compost Basket
- Movable Chicken Tractor
- Improved Fish Smoking Kiln
- Raised Rabbit Hutch
blockwork
3 plansbolts
3 plansbrick
3 planscloth
3 plansconcrete
3 plansdrum
3 plansfirewood
3 plansglass
3 plansinsulation
3 plans- Batch Solar Water Heater from a Salvaged Tank
- Plywood Solar Box Cooker
- Small Solar-Warmed Egg Incubator
mesh
3 plans- Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting with First-Flush Diverter
- Raised Biomass Drying Rack
- Handmade Recycled Paper