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My Earthbag Project in Honduras

June 3, 2022December 11, 2015 by Owen Geiger

“Greetings! I am reaching out to say hello as a fellow earth builder! I have looked through the Earthbag Building.com site and even downloaded your PDF book a few years back. Excellent resources! I also wanted so share my project. I am from Connecticut and was working in Honduras as an English teacher from 2012-2014. … Read more

10 Reasons to Build an Earthbag House

June 3, 2022December 4, 2015 by Owen Geiger

This simple earthbag house has withstood four earthquakes.

“Four years ago, I was camped upon a hill in Turkey watching the canvas of my tent buckle ominously. The wind howled, and rain started to drip onto my forehead. I’d been living in the tent for six months, but winter had suddenly arrived. I needed a house. Fast.

Update on Bionic Soil Road in New Mexico

June 3, 2022December 2, 2015 by Owen Geiger

This is an update on a previous blog post about Bionic Soil that turns soil to stone. In this instance Bionic Soil is used on a road, but the same materials could turn an earthbag house into a stone house.

“A New Mexico company promised to deliver a pothole-proof, waterproof road to people in one of the most impassable communities in our region. 4 Investigates wanted to see if it held up. [KOB said their story about Bionic soil went viral last year.]

Report from Nepal

June 3, 2022December 1, 2015 by Owen Geiger

Earthbag school in Agara, Nepal under construction in November 2015.

“It’s very inspiring to see so many Nepali people being very eager to learn about Earthbag technology. We have posted an announcement about our upcoming earthbag training workshops and one of the questions was:
– “What is your plan after completing the training? What are you planning to build using the EarthBag technology?”

Earthbag Construction Part 5 | Back Patio Roof & Expenses $

June 3, 2022November 30, 2015 by Owen Geiger

“Moving from the City to the Country” Building the back patio roof and keeping track of the expenses so far.

Earthbag Domes Survive Hurricane Chapala

June 3, 2022November 26, 2015 by Owen Geiger

“Hi Owen, Our earthbag dome has not been finished, we ran out of budget. The Chapala cyclone hit the area with very severe storms and rains a few weeks ago, here are the walls before and after.”