This environmentally friendly house was built with durable, empty bags filled with raw earth. The structure employed rice bags with local soil from the site (with additives), along with barbwire acting as tensile strength. Earthen plaster was then applied to the exterior for a smooth finish.
Earthbag construction has remarkable strength and longevity. It can be fashioned in innumerable design shapes, easy to build with, energy efficient, engenders very cool interiors, and is non-toxic. We can augment this with being mostly water, bullet, and sound proof. The system is also fire, hurricane, earthquake and insect resistant.
This simple, but comfortable, abode belongs to Nicola Shirley-Philips and her family in St Thomas, Jamaica. They actively contribute to the conservation and preservation of our planet.
The building has electricity generated by wind turbines, along with its own rainwater catchment area. A kitchen garden is right outside nourishing the occupants with fruits of their organic and natural gardening.
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