Handmade House TV #1 “The Series Begins”


In this first episode of the series Noah Bradley introduces Handmade House TV. He shares a bit of his own story and takes you to the first log home that his company built. Noah will also offer you some insights that will help lead you to your own dream home. We hope that you will follow along each and every Wednesday as new episodes are released.

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Earthbag Training and Testing at Santa Clara University, CA

Engineering students at Santa Clara University are evaluating how to make rebar inserted into earthbag walls to be stronger.
Engineering students at Santa Clara University are evaluating how to make rebar inserted into earthbag walls to be stronger.

Patti Stouter of Build Simple, Inc. has been testing earthbags and writing technical reports for the last several years in an effort to improve strength of earthbag buildings in seismic areas. She asked me to forward the following announcement.

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Underground dome house stays warm in Omaha winters


Rebecca Weitzel and Jeff Waschkowski live in a buried home in Omaha, Nebraska and while winters temperatures can hit negative 30 degrees (record lows), inside the home is affected by the temperature of the earth, not the air, and mostly fluctuates between 64 and 74°F.

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