We are building a large earthbag house with earthen plasters and a rubble trench foundation at: Mas Pinet, Ste Cecile D’Andorge, Ales, France. The workshop is divided into 2 parts: Part 1, 5 days, 18-22 October 2011 Part 2, 5 days, 25-29 October 2011 The price of the workshop includes accommodation in the wonderful artistic … Read more
Earthbag Earthship “is about building a new way of living based on taking back control, sharing and helping each other making it become reality for all involved.” They’re using expanded clay granules made by Argex for insulation. Lower courses are filled with Argex granules, and the gradules are between double walls of alternating burlap sandbags. … Read more
Small Earth provides supportive and sustainable environments for communities around the world through the creative use of elemental materials and the application of Permaculture inspired thinking. From conception to delivery our projects leave a legacy of landmark buildings beautifully integrated into sustainable and productive landscaped spaces. Julian Faulkner is the co-founder and CEO of Small … Read more
This is a 15 minute film on earth-bag construction at ‘Green Resource Center’ in Karamoja, Northern Uganda, as a part of IOM’s Karamoja Food Security and Community Stabilization Programme. As I watched this very informative and entertaining video, it actually brought tears to my eyes. I realized how wonderfully empowering earthbag construction can be, and … Read more
For many of us, earthbag building is part of a larger lifestyle that includes healthy, clean living. I believe growing your own fresh food that’s free of chemicals, GMO and unhealthy processing is everyone’s right. At first glance it may seem this subject is too far off topic for this blog. However, the recent crackdown … Read more
You can use a sifter on the jobsite for removing large rocks, sticks and roots from soil. (I buy road base to obtain an optimal mix and minimize labor.) The following submission was sent to us by Red Fern. After looking around the web for a few design ideas, Tiegan set out on the mission … Read more