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To read about the long, long history of creating solid, sun-lit, comfortable, and sound houses and homes is truly inspiring.
I keep going back to Bill Addis bible again and again as I look for understanding of how the inventiveness of humankind have evolved the world we live in. To read about the symbiosis between material and matter is not only joyful; it is also a source of inspiration as we today have to re-invent many of the un-sustainable solutions we rely on.
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