I have worked with wood all of my life. I can remember helping my father with his construction projects and eventually being hired by him to help create wooden products that became parts of remodeled pianos (legs, lyres, benches, etc.). When I was still in grade school I made my own croquet set on our … Read more
I just got a nice update on what Ed Konderla has been up to in Ecuador, first building an earthbag house and then a guest house: The location is in the Andes Mountains, Southern Ecuador… very seismically active which necessitated a robust construction technique. The earthbag construction has been the way to go for me. … Read more
Here is a short video featuring one of Malcolm Wells’ underground houses. He was a pioneer in earth-sheltered designs and this one is now for sale.
Getting the money together to build a house can be an enormous challenge. The possibilities include saving up enough money over time, paying for it with earnings while doing the construction, or borrowing from friends, family or a bank, and then paying back the debt over time. All of these options have their pros and … Read more
I first met Owen Geiger at a Natural Building Colloquium in New Mexico in 2000. At that point he was already deeply committed to finding affordable and ecological housing solutions for people around the planet. He had been working with Habitat for Humanity building straw bale houses in Colorado. He had gotten a Ph.D. in … Read more
Owen’s good friend and associate, Kateryna Zemskova, who worked with Owen when he was involved with teaching earthbag building in Nepal, has just created a memorial website where we can all share tributes, videos, photos, stories and thoughts related to Owen. owen-geiger.forevermissed.com