So I did a bit of research. Here are my two approaches to hacking complex problems: 1. Find who is doing it already. 2. See how this problem was tackled by

So I did a bit of research. Here are my two approaches to hacking complex problems: 1. Find who is doing it already. 2. See how this problem was tackled by someone who had it worse. For #1: See http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/ http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/ They aim for simple to build earth-based houses for $10/sq ft. A good next step likely is to reach Dr. Owen Geiger. For #2: See http://www.rebuildhaitihomes.org/ http://www.rebuildhaitihomes.org/ Looks like they started with fundraising.