Follow me for just a moment as I try to explain how everything we really need is right before us – often in abundance – if we choose to look carefully. I’ll limit this discussion to homebuilding, but the same is true with friendships, love, joy, etc. I’ll start this train of thought with subsoil … Read more
I love combining different materials to build earthbag houses. It’s easy to add beautiful details to your home, and if you use local wood the cost is negligible. Here, pieces of logs are used as accents on a countertop. Image source for log end countertop: ? (Let me know if you find the source and … Read more
Let’s take a quick break from earthbag building and look at an interesting source of clean, renewable energy that advocates say is virtually unlimited and available all over the world. Most readers are probably aware of geothermal power stations (industrial systems located at geothermal hot spots) and geothermal heat pumps that capture heat from the … Read more
The peer review process for this book has included input from other earthbag builders. I would like to thank all those who participated in our Earthbag Building 2.0 contest and others who made contributions. Gathering the best new ideas from the best builders has helped make this a better book. Contributors include Dr. Bill Taha, … Read more
Cato, the master mind behind the creation of the Health Clinic in Chiapas, Mexico, has just created a website in both English and Spanish about that project and other aspects of earthbag building. This site has been lovingly crafted and features insights from his building experience, and is also a nice blend of philosophy and … Read more
This is a detailed video slide show of building Earthen Hand’s Newberry Roundhouse, featured in an earlier post. Lots of the details of building this charming little cabin near Portland Oregon are revealed in the show. Enjoy!