Kimuma Watanabe is a Japanese architect and Associate Professor at Kochi University of Technology in Japan. He has been involved in many projects with earthbags around the world. One of his smaller projects is an installation of a demonstration dome featured in these photos. The Japanese aesthetic and precision is obvious in the way the … Read more
Make sure you get the basics right so your earthbag home is safe, sound and durable. As obvious as this seems, the most fundamental earthbag building principles sometimes get lost in the forest of information. That was one reason for writing the Earthbag Building Guide – to focus on the most important steps and demonstrate … Read more
This is a 15 minute film on earth-bag construction at ‘Green Resource Center’ in Karamoja, Northern Uganda, as a part of IOM’s Karamoja Food Security and Community Stabilization Programme. As I watched this very informative and entertaining video, it actually brought tears to my eyes. I realized how wonderfully empowering earthbag construction can be, and … Read more
The Project Somos Children’s Village in Guatemala has posted some photos of a large earthbag project they have going. Both Owen and I are impressed with the quality of the design and execution, as can be seen in the picture above. The bag work is very even and plumb, the buttresses are well integrated with … Read more
I got the following email a few minutes ago. Luke just won himself a free copy of my upcoming Earthbag Building Video. Thanks, Luke! “With great pleasure, I just wanted to let you know a Facebook page has been created for fans of your blog. The name of the page is, “Earthbag Building Blog Fan … Read more
Gabriel Raia Carneiro, a realtor, green builder, eco-designer, and permaculture specialist, working as a consultant in Brazil, has been kind enough to allow us to feature this ecological house he built there. I have constructed a project page based on information and photos provided by him. All of the text was originally Portuguese, so it … Read more