Project Somos is establishing a village for abandoned and orphaned children in Guatemala near the town of Tecpán. The Village will have seven homes with Guatemalan Foster Mothers raising a household of children. The family homes are being built using earthbag construction. This eco-sustainable Village will use alternative power, and will have organic agriculture & … Read more
Specifications: 2,224 sq. ft. interior, 1,520 sq. ft. courtyard, each duplex has two bedrooms, two baths, Footprint: 74’ diameter I still want to add cisterns between trees, lots of garden, a patio with outdoor oven and walkways, but I want to give you a sneak peek at my latest design and get your feedback. What … Read more
I’ve known about bottle walls for a number of years, but I didn’t pay much attention because most bottle walls use a lot of cement and because earthbag walls are superior in a number of ways. Up until today I favored bottle walls primarily for decoration. (See Bottle Walls and Bottle Wall Details.) My opinion … Read more
From www.visualnews.com comes this story about using plastic bottles filled with sand as bricks for building: A surplus of empty plastic bottles is something that not only affects Africa, but the entire planet. In a small village in Nigeria, a solution has been applied to not only provide shelter in a poverty stricken country, but … Read more
From EarthKaya: Welcome to the future…. EarthKaya is dedicated in providing low cost, eco-housing solutions. Less time, less impact, less cost. In a world where organic is more expensive than traditional crops, solar panels are often costly to install and electric cars inconvenient to run, many people may be reluctant to ‘go green’ at home. … Read more
It’s pretty much impossible to predict what will happen far into the future since there are so many unknowns, but we can study emerging trends and make some educated guesses about the short term future and be reasonably accurate. The following list is my current best guess at where things are headed. One major trend … Read more