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Turf houses: Iceland's original 'green' buildings (www.bbc.com)
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Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

They like hobbit houses

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

The grass on the roof serves to hide them from enemy dragons.

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Warm in winter, cool in summer?