This is a very nice, dirt cheap house. The adobe looking finished walls are particularly nice. Skip the video ahead to 3:05 if you want to see what the walls will eventually look like once finished.
Earthbag Building
e-khaya
“e-khaya is a fireproof shack replacement system for informal settlements. Fire is deadly in these crowded communities and an e-khaya will protect lives and possessions. It is easily community built, low cost, thermally and acoustically insulating, durable and attractive. And we are currently working on the concept of an additional level that can be added as a family’s needs grow. Sanitation, fresh water, lighting, hot water, simple cooking facilities and ‘urban farming’ are all either incorporated already or will be in the future.”
Kilwa Beach Lodge
“Are you looking for a relaxing beach holiday combining a beautiful beach in Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania with a cultural holiday, then Kilwa Beach Lodge might be the Kilwa hotel for you.
Casa de Tierra
“In April 2011, Casa de Tierra broke ground for a guest house on client Melanie Hamilton’s land in San Juan del Sur. Melanie has visited Nicaragua many times over the past decade, and was ready to lay down roots, and build an ecologically-friendly home.
Martin Cubak Earthbag Roundhouse
“This is my earthbag, still under contruction, but I live there with my family for 2 yr. It’s been great, very good insulation with my amish cook stove, in hot summer stays cool. I build it very cheap… I did lime, cement plaster, stucco this yr. And painted it the way they do in europe, throw it on. I did 3 coats, 3rd coat was finish, no cracks! I tried cob plaster , but I did not like it. This feels much more strong…
Confined Earthbag Construction
Confined masonry is one of the most common building systems in the world, with millions of structures built this way. The first confined earthbag house is now under construction in Ecuador.