in the news
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Building Bureau’s Welcome House in Montana has been featured in the Winter 2025 edition of AIA New Hampshire’s FORUM magazine through an article by Debbie Kane, “Bio-Based Revolution.”
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Building Bureau’s Ekuwa Health Post has been published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in their 2025 publication Building for climate resilience: Cases of good practices and solutions for safe and resilient settlements in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (Number 72).
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Building Bureau’s Tiger Track Ecolodge has been featured in the Nepali Times by Hanna Wells in her article “Greening Nepal’s Tourism.”
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The online platform ArchDaily announces the opening of Building Bureau’s “Construction Ecologies” exhibition
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The website Bustler announces the opening of Building Bureau’s “Construction Ecologies” exhibition in Butte, Montana
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The Montana State University (MSU) news service announces the award of a grant from MSU’s Outreach and Engagement Council for Participatory Planning in Butte's Historic Phoenix Building
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Building Bureau has been interviewed for Sarah Watson’s article in the Nepali Times, “Foundations for Sustainable Buildings in Nepal.”
press releases
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Building Bureau announces the completion of the first phase of the Ekuwa Health Post, a community-built healthcare facility in the remote Himalayan village of Ekuwa, Nepal. Constructed using locally sourced timber-laced stone masonry, the project expands access to essential healthcare services while drawing upon indigenous building knowledge and local labor.
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Building Bureau announces the completion of the Tiger Track Ecolodge serving Bardiya National Park, a rammed earth ecolodge that serves as both a community hub and tourist destination in Nepal’s Terai region. Built using low-carbon earthen construction and locally sourced and reclaimed materials, the project supports wildlife conservation while generating economic benefits for nearby communities.
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Building Bureau and partners Tsering’s Fund and Helambu Swasthya Pratisthan announce the groundbreaking of the Nur Jhangmu Hyolmo Medical Center in Helambu, Nepal by the honorable Mingyur Rinpoche and US Ambassador to Nepal Dean Thompson.
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Building Bureau announces the completion of the Welcome House, a visitor center constructed from prefabricated straw panels for the Namchak Retreat Ranch, a Tibetan Buddhist organization.
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An exhibition of Building Bureau’s work as Visiting Scholars at Montana State University’s School of Architecture opens at the Imagine Butte Resource Center in historic Uptown Butte.
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Building Bureau announces the completion of a dormitory for Tibetan Buddhist study on the Namchak Retreat Ranch in remote western Montana.