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Michael Burchert
@michaelburchert.bsky.social
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Educator, Speaker, Builder, Activist. Regenerative construction.
That #strawhouse guy.
Fixing mistakes @ built environment. Independent #Bauwende construction revolution advocacy, english & german word salad, enjoy! https://linktr.ee/michaelburchert
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It's so hardcore at the beginning, yet obvious and subtle in the end? I had to modernize my house like that as well. Haus Susch, a regenerative 🌾 #deeprenovation by Atelier Werner Schmidt πŸ‘ Photos: Lucia Degonda / AWS
www.atelierschmidt.ch/sanierung-su... #strawhouse #strawbuilding #carbonstorage
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I wonder if this was the previous "climate story of the century"... πŸ˜‰
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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"China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months

* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor

If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…" -- @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
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February 12, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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Sorry, I installed the straw insulation so high up that you can't reach it with your curious hands.
The fire extinguisher is also nearby. /smugface
Honestly, could have done an entire house wall today.
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Good counter point in the β€œbuilding code cost drivers” conversation.

Energy efficiency shouldn’t be a thing that we compromise on. It’s a cost of living reduction!
Despite CA having 2x the electricity price as TX, Texans pay 28% more per capita for electricity yearly because TX uses 2.7x the elec per capita as CA (vs 2.1x in 2001, so nothing to do with weather) even with 2 mil more EVs in CA than TX

Why? Stronger effic & building standards & more BTM PV in CA
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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Distribution of wealth. Today's cartoon by Franco Juri. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com

#wealth #inequality #money #sharing
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Could be my ignorance.
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I would be interested to know whether there are people in India who do not want to copy all the mistakes of western construction methods and urban non-planning.
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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It's THE daily thread on Ukraine and its defence against heinous Russian war crimes and what can only be described as the attempted genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Day 1449 of this awful marathon. If you've never done so, or not for a while. please consider sending coffee πŸ™
February 11, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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In 1916, African-American chemist Alice Ball dies shortly after discovering an effective treatment for leprosy. Chemist Arthur L. Dean takes over her research findings and claims the discovery of the method for himself #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Freue mich sehr auf den Vortrag. Damals wurde ich belΓ€chelt als ich in Unis/Berufsschulen zeigte, wie #Lehmbau geht. Damals brachte ich meine Gartenerde mit. Nun sind ehemalige Teilnehmehmende in der ganzen Welt @ #Bauwende unterwegs. Bin froh Teil des Wegs zu sein.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Just saw this.

I’m sure that the owner thinks they’ve done a clever thing.

They haven’t. They’ve done a very silly thing.

Possibly a VERY expensive thing.
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Sorry, I installed the straw insulation so high up that you can't reach it with your curious hands.
The fire extinguisher is also nearby. /smugface
Honestly, could have done an entire house wall today.
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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In a crowded field, spraying forever chemicals linked to cancer, liver, kidney & thyroid disorders directly on to food crops has to be one of humanity's worst thought out moves ever.
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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When we trawled data on excess nitrate & phosphate pollution (key drivers of algal blooms) we found agriculture was the primary source in rural areas, sewage in urban areas. As Chowns says, to save our rivers, we need to tackle both.

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February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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When we moved into our house, there was a shed in the garden.

I decided to rebuild it out of a material that has been used around the world for hundreds of years: straw bales.

A year later, and the β€œwork shed” is now nearly finished.

tcnv.link/a2hi2PQ
Why I’m building an office out of straw
Straw bales are a cheap building materials and they are great for insulation.
tcnv.link
February 11, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Installed straw insulation boards in the exhibition today, easy.
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I guess we all knew the end time of fossil fuels would be very stupid.
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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City builders go here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FXM5...
BauhausEarth_ReBuilt_Roadmap_CapeTown.pdf
drive.google.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's just a shame about every person who wears themselves and us out because we're not angels and thus they harm the whole thing. The few on the other side are happy that the progressives belittle each other.
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
It's the plaster from the straw bale building regulation in Germany. There is some foam glass in it, which gives the coarse optic. Coarse is good, but foam glass is not necessary. On top of it is rabolin silicate paint.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
And better for you as well.
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Yes.
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Oh it must be the economy then, see Germany, still minister in Bavaria...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM