People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere. Dan Phillips buildhundredmaterial Change image and share on social
Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone and ivory is that bone is free and not illegal. Dan Phillips antiqueartback Change image and share on social
Where do you get lumpy tiles? Well, of course, you don't. But I get a lot of toilets, and so you just dispatch a toilet with a hammer, and then you have lumpy tiles. Dan Phillips dispatchhammerlot Change image and share on social
Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around unless they stop us for a ticket. It's the same with inspectors. Dan Phillips buildcodegood share on social
The first cause of waste is probably even buried in our DNA. Human beings have a need for maintaining consistency of the apperceptive mass. What does that mean? What it means is, for every perception we have, it needs to tally with the one like it before, or we don't have continuity, and we become a little bit disoriented. Dan Phillips apperceptivebeingbite share on social
Look at kids playing with blocks. I think it's in everyone's DNA to want to be a builder. Dan Phillips blockbuilderdna Change image and share on social
I had always suspected that one could build an entire house from what went into the landfill, and, sure enough, it's true. Dan Phillips buildentirehouse Change image and share on social
Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the floor and grout it. Then you have a tile floor, and not just any tile floor: it's a mosaic of your own choosing. Dan Phillips choosefloorgather share on social