I've been interested in natural building techniques, designs, methods for several decades. I'm getting close to retirement and would like to build my "forever" home by then. I'm in the process of looking for land and starting to design. I'm a Colorado kiddo, so I got started with Dr. Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute, when he built his place up in Snowmass. I've studied Dan Chiras, etc. and recently went from a CMU-based design in my head to a Earth Block focus. I look forward to learning so much more!