Plentitud’s Bioconstruction team has demonstrated that spaces of delight can be created with accessible and affordable materials. They started with an existing metal structure with a zinc roof that served as shelter from the rain for several tents, but they wanted something that could provide more protection and comfort to their staff and visitors. They … Read more
I just finished reading Building an Earthbag Round House by Morgan Caraway of the Sustainable Life School. This PDF ebook describes Morgan’s experience of building his first attempt at earthbag construction some 15 years ago. As he says, there are many ways he would do things differently these days, but he basically got most of … Read more
In this video Daniel Sage tells us about building his home with hyper-adobe in Taos, New Mexico. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com
I recently received this message from Patti Stouter, who has been a long time advocate and experimenter with earthbags and other natural technologies, especially as a means for surviving earthquakes and other calamities: I am beginning a test shelter project of straw wattle that may be helpful in both Ukraine and Turkey, so this report … Read more
Two brothers, Sonny and Tommy, have created a small earthbag dome, known as the tea dome, for Tommy’s passion for tea ceremonies. Sonny answered a few questions about his experience. What inspired you to learn this type of building method? I originally discovered SuperAdobe when I was 16 years old; I am 22 now, but … Read more
In the last post I referenced the work of Sindhu Bhaskar as part of the Thannal Mud Homes Trust in India. She and her architect husband Biju built their own earthbag home made almost entirely with natural materials. In this video you can see how they made this 550 Sq Ft home in one and … Read more