Building Styles

$300 Earthbag House with Additions

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You probably saw my previous blog post about my entry for ‘The $300 House Open Design Challenge.’ This is the same house with two rooms added on. One of the key advantages of this design is the ability to add on in any direction, so I wanted to show what this could look like. This … Read more

Eternally Solar / Earthbag Building System Follow-up

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The following information has been graciously provided by Dr. Johnny Anderton of Eternally Solar / EarthBagBuild. Their building system is described below. It’s obviously another huge step forward in earthbag construction, right up there with Hyperadobe, Reinforced Earthbag and Superadobe. “The way the bag is stitched divides it into 3 tubes – only the outer … Read more

$300 Earthbag House

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Description: 11.1 sq. m. interior, 5.4 sq. m. sleeping loft, 11.2 sq. m. patio for cooking and socializing. Single units can be expanded by adding on in any direction or joined to create multi-unit structures. Almost all materials are free or recycled: grain bags, rubble, clay, door, security bars, earthen plaster and floors, or locally … Read more

Photo Blog #4

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It’s time to look at a few earthbag projects from around the world. Sarah Wigglesworth and Jeremy Till’s home is the first earthbag house in the UK that I’m aware of. Photo courtesy TreeHugger.com. Awhi Farms, New Zealand Earthbag in Japan: Dairy of KuriKindi

E-Z Hogan Framing Anchors

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Sometimes special hardware can really come in handy for speeding construction. That’s probably why there are hundreds of different anchors and straps available – they really do make buildings stronger and easier to build. The anchors pictured above are used to build hogans, an octagonal shaped structure favored by the Navajo and others living in … Read more