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
Kelly Hart just completed a new Project Page at EarthbagBuilding.com on the earthbag clinic in Thailand. He added links to the previous blog posts, but there’s a good chance most readers won’t notice and so I decided to do an extra post. It’s projects like this that demonstrate how practical earthbag building is, even for … Read more
During March of 2010, Rowen Wilson and Heather Taylor, the two youngest members of the volunteer team, led a small group of Costa Rican youth in the construction of a prototype Earthbag Building. Composed of sacking tubes filled with clay and sand, and covered with waterproofing material, these structures are inexpensive and fun to build. … Read more
This is one of the best ovens I’ve seen! It’s super low cost and simple. “By simply using clay and organic matter you can create an oven that is beautiful, versatile, energy efficient and it will cook delicious meals. We want to share this idea because we believe it can create business opportunities and help … Read more
LandTrees, a Panama rental, agricultural and agrocultural tourism company, is building structures made of earthbags, adobe, rammed earth, bamboo and/or wood logs. Their EcoRanchos earthbag structures (see link below) have a construction permit issued by the authorities. As far as we know this is a first for earthbag structures in Panama. From Walter: “Majestic Dome” … Read more
“Engineering Ministries International is a non-profit organization of Christian design professionals. We provide engineering and architectural design for Christian ministries in the developing world. This past September our team conducted a construction training workshop for earthbag building. We also provided training in a thin shell latex concrete roof system called the HyPar, due to … Read more