That means a dedication to fiberglass windows and doors in place of UPBC, rejecting the use of common toxic building materials such as polycarbonate or acrylic, and attaining an AQI (Air Quality Index) score between 0-50, amongst other things like building with rammed earth instead of concrete and using the gifts of the site such as animal trails, solar energy and rainwater to design the project in such a way that the natural resources and ecosystems nearby can naturally take part of the design thus minimizing environmental pollution.

Rammed Earth: The most durable of the earth-building forms, rammed earth will be used to build Ghifted. More eco-friendly than concrete, rammed earth refers to  a building  technique in which layers of damp earth are compressed into formwork, resulting in a monolithic wall with the texture an appearance of sandstone. It is a a traditional building technique used to create beautiful and functional walls -each inherently one of a kind. An 18” wide wall creates a 12-hour thermal flywheel – outside temperatures take half a day to migrate through the wall to the inside face. This means a mass wall balances out diurnal temperature swings. An 18” wide wall creates a 12-hour thermal flywheel – outside temperatures take half a day to migrate through the wall to the inside face. This means a mass wall balances out diurnal temperature swings. Finally, the questions about whether rammed earth is healthier for the occupants or for the planet.  Many people, especially in Europe, believe that clay in an interior wall works to maintain optimum indoor humidity, which in turn results in improved indoor air quality.  Certainly, natural earth walls are more healthy than materials that may be off-gassing glues, paints, resins, or other chemicals.