There are many ways to find the best deals when shopping for building materials, and this can make a huge difference in the cost of any project. One obvious way is to look for used or recycled materials, and this can be done through local want ads or going to stores that sell deconstructed materials.    Read More →

Sometimes people send us emails asking specific questions about their personal projects, and we usually try to help them as best we can. Not long ago we got the following email with several photos attached: I came up with the idea of building my own dome here in south Morocco where I live. I got    Read More →

Chris Dancey began this video a year and a half ago, but had to stop to work on her certified organic farm for awhile. Finally she was able to get back to it, which has been a ‘labor of love’. It is very nicely done with entertaining music and lots of great images of all    Read More →

The driving factor behind this project is the belief that simple design is high design, particularly when working in the developing world. For the Love of Earthbags (F.L.O.E.) is an interactive design project that aims to prove that it’s possible to approach high-design in a manner that is tasteful, modern, and groundbreaking by using only    Read More →

A blog post entitled “Earthbag, Superadobe, Hiperdobe, Why Not Hiperpapercrete?” caught my eye. The author makes a very good case for filling mesh tubing with damp papercrete. Here is how he explains it: “I have recently been reading up about earthbag/superadobe construction. One of the new techniques that some earthbaggers are very excited about utilizes    Read More →

Here is the latest installment of a series of videos that Doctor Dirtbag has uploaded to his YouTube Channel. You can find the other equally informative videos on his channel. This is what he says about it: “West wall is done, but I’m waiting for the weather to warm up so I can plaster it.    Read More →