Scientifically, the best way to build an igloo is how the Inuit in the North still do it. Here's how to construct your own shelter out of snow.

Igloos are also a technological marvel, allowing the Inuit to build a temporary shelter or a long-lasting home out of nothing but the snow on hand. In an hour or two, a pair of Inuit Eskimos can ...

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The igloo (or iglu in Inuktitut) in this footage takes around 90 minutes to erect, but a similar structure can be built by a skilled person in as little as 40 minutes.

What's more certain, although perhaps surprising, is that the humble igloo has a lot to teach the modern British house-builder. Last year, a report by the government's architecture watchdog, Cabe, ...

Lifestyle; Fuel bills; Heat your home for less this winter with Inuit 'igloo' method that also tackles mould As temperatures drop and heating bills rise, experts are looking to Arctic communities ...

Overlooking Hopedale harbour, Ross Flowers has built his home — as well as the traditional Inuit home: an igloo that's three metres wide, built from snow.

Many people can’t imagine living in the Arctic, where the lowest temperatures reach extremes of -65 °F. However, the Inuit, the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic and subarctic regions, have ...

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While Scotland is far from the Canadian arctic tundra, Inuit igloo design offers valuable lessons on how we can maximise the heat in our homes before we reach for the thermostat.