Low-tech Tour

Area France

Start Juin 2017

Duration 1 an

Searching for sustainable housing

Housing is at the heart of western considerations: how can each one of us transform his or her living space into a more cost-effective and sustainable ecosystem?

Onboard a van-come travelling workshop, the Low-tech Lab France team met with 12 inventors or local initiatives that developed solutions to reduce the impact of housing thanks to low-technologies adapted to their context. At each stop, the systems discovered were documented with their inventor and all the written and filmed tutorials will be available on the Low-tech Lab platform.

Goals of the mission

Promoting sustainable lifestyles

Low-tech Tour France meets those who have opted for a lifestyle with less impact and tells you their stories.

Sharing practical solutions

Heating, indoor composting, sanitary facilities... Low-tech Tour France documents practical technical solutions for reducing our impact on our habitat.

Thinking about the habitat of tomorrow

During its tour of France, Low-tech Lab questions the relationship of the French with their habitat to visualise how a low-tech house could look.

Discover the solutions

Solar water heater

Capturing solar energy for domestic hot water or high-efficiency heating

• Hard
• 1 day(s)

Solar air heater

Solar air heater, adaptable to any type of house, by Guy Isabel.

• Medium
• 2 day(s)

Dry Toilets For Family

Dry toilets for domestic urban/rural use, occidental context

• Easy
• 2 hour(s)

Spirulina farming

La culture domestique d'une micro-algue très nutritive

• Medium
• 6 month(s)

Bokashi “Kitchen compost”

Bucket bokashi to get a rich fertilizer from organic waste. Made for a kitchen use.

• Easy
• 1 hour(s)

Lacto-Fermented Preserves

Preserve your raw vegetables for months with this lacto-fermentation technique.

• Easy
• 30 minute(s)

Spirulina-growing pond

Building of a spirulina-growing raised pond

• Medium
• 2 day(s)

Recycling shower

Staying under shower without wasting water

• Medium
• 4 hour(s)

All the tutorial of the expedition

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