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
A jali is the term for a perforated brick, stone or latticed screen, usually with an ornamental pattern. They’re widely popular in hot climates such as India, because they provide light and ventilation, and don’t require glass or costly windows. You can build jalis in earthbag walls. Laurie Baker was a master at incorporating jalis … 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
The other day I posted about the Hobbit House Shed that sent droves of readers to our site. We haven’t talk much about cordwood, so I thought you’d be interested in The Little Cordwood Barn – a cordwood/earthbag structure at A Homestead Daughter Blog. “Hey Everybody! Popping in with some pictures to share of the … Read more
Energy generation from rocket stoves has a lot of potential. This is a great way to produce low cost energy if you have access to scrap wood, tree trimmings, etc. These YouTube videos provide a glimpse of what’s possible. Even though they may seem simplistic, these proof of concept systems could be scaled up to … Read more