{"id":13053,"date":"2010-03-24T14:16:52","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T14:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/modern-ecofriendly-home-built-inside-a-cave.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:54:43","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:54:43","slug":"modern-ecofriendly-home-built-inside-a-cave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/architecture\/modern-ecofriendly-home-built-inside-a-cave.php","title":{"rendered":"Modern, eco-friendly home built inside a cave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/festus-01.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"festus-01.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/festus-01-thumb-450x308.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"308\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;\"\/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nBuilt in a sandstone cave in Festus by Curt and Deborah Sleeper, this house very gracefully combines modern architecture with the appeal of nature. The Sleepers have left many of the sandstone walls in their natural state. This design keeps the interior comfortable apart from adding a unique aesthetic appeal to it. However, the most important advantage of this structure is that it uses the cave\u2019s natural insulating properties to maintain temperature. This eliminates the requirement of a cooling or heating system to regulate temperature and hence saves a lot of energy.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThough this structure has a problem of the walls shedding sand, this house creates an incredible example of mixing modern architecture with nature, to create eco-friendly homes.<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inhabitat.com\/2010\/03\/23\/gorgeous-modern-home-is-built-inside-a-cave\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">inhabitat<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in a sandstone cave in Festus by Curt and Deborah Sleeper, this house very gracefully combines modern architecture with the appeal of nature. The Sleepers have left many of the sandstone walls in their natural state. 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