Jesse Loving’s Earthbag House

We reported on Jesse’s earthbag shed in Belize in a previous post. Stunning, eh? Now he’s hard at work finishing his earthbag house. He’s putting the same level of skill and refinement into his home as he did his shed. Looking good, Jesse! Be sure to look through his photo album below. Photo credit: Jesse … Read more

More Details About Eternally Solar’s / Earthbag Building System

Today’s post is from Dr. Johnny Anderton of of Eternally Solar / EarthBagBuild. We’ve been discussing various aspects of their building system over the last week or so. Clearly, this is another great earthbag system to study and learn from. “The design of the bags with the central channel allow for a lot of variation … Read more

Eternally Solar Earthbag Lintel and Bond Beam System

I hope you’re enjoying these posts about Eternally Solar’s earthbag method. Dr. Johnny Anderton of Eternally Solar / EarthBagBuild has kindly supplied more details about their lintel and bond beam system. This is very practical information. “The attached sequence will show how it goes, with bag layer, then concrete fill in channel, then rebar and … Read more

$300 Earthbag House with Additions

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