That is an interesting article, thanks.
It surely isn't a yurt, though. It is a round papercrete building with a conical roof, shaped somewhat like a yurt!
IMHO the instructables version is way better than the MEN shortened version.
spaceman
my appologies if this has been seen before
http://www.motherearthnews.com/do-it-yourself/build-your-own-yurt-using-papercrete-zb01306zsal.aspx?fb_action_ids=687258697957856&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
and the same build in 'full' http://www.instructables.com/id/I-Love-Papercrete/?ALLSTEPSNo virus found in this message.
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