“With patience and persistence, many hands came together to make the Superadobe Root Cellar project possible. The project is now very near completion, with the main body of work completed. Here Danny R., Phil J. and Steve N. celebrate a day of work completed. Finishing touches will be to back-fill around the root cellar, do … Read more
Rootcellars have always been a hot topic among earthbaggers and homesteaders and other self-sufficient folks, so when Luke, who has been very helpful running the Earthbag Building Blog Facebook fan page asked for input on a rootcellar design I was happy to help. Earthbag rootcellar features: – Standard 15” earthbag walls with lower courses filled … Read more
This house in Patagonia was built by Paul Coleman and his wife, Konomi. It features a double wall system that includes pumice from a dormant volcano. Five hundred tons of earth have been moved by hand and everything else that has been used to build the house has come up a very steep 150 meter … Read more
Why are you interested in building a home with earthbags? Obviously, everyone wants a comfortable, affordable, inviting home, but what is your main goal? Cost? For some, climate conditions such as cold weather, or heat and humidity may drive the design. Others want to keep the design as simple as possible so it doesn’t become … Read more
“Domoterrae is a team of people working to build and disseminate technical Stabilized Earth bags, thereby promoting more harmonious ways of life and kind to our environment, both comfortable and conducive space for healthy living. Among our team we have architects, engineers and construction technicians working with Stabilized Earth bags. A team of professionals who … Read more
“A permaculture “living system” designed by architect Mishou Sanchez of (Transform Design Group) for The American Sudanese Partnerships to be constructed by using the SuperAdobe method of construction (Nader Khalili, CalEarth) which integrates The Permaculture Research Institutes’ method of desert gardening for humanitarian relief in Darfur, Sudan. The plan and volumes are straightforward, because I … Read more