Augers for Moving Fill Materials

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One possibility for raising soil and other types of fill material higher on walls is with an auger. The photo above shows a grain auger, which may or may not be sufficiently robust for augering moist, heavy soil, but you can see the general concept. This idea may only be worthwhile on large projects and/or … Read more

Lunar Earthbag Structures

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Mandeep Singh, a graduate student from India, conducted research on lunar earthbag structures for his master’s thesis at Auburn University, Alabama. This is a very interesting and exciting find that has obvious applications here on earth, particularly for the construction of lightweight, insulated vaults. Custom shaped, top connected bags were filled with vermiculite with a … Read more

How to Find Answers about Earthbag Building

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Are you spending lots of time searching for earthbag information? Using the search engines on this blog and at EarthbagBuilding.com will make the job a lot easier. You’ll have hundreds of the best blog posts and articles at your fingertips. Virtually every topic you can think of has already been examined in detail. This blog, … Read more

Surrounded with Everything We Need

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Follow me for just a moment as I try to explain how everything we really need is right before us – often in abundance – if we choose to look carefully. I’ll limit this discussion to homebuilding, but the same is true with friendships, love, joy, etc. I’ll start this train of thought with subsoil … Read more

Earthen Hand 2011 Workshop Schedule

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Earthbag building is our most popular type of course. Come learn the theory and practice in any or all of four different in-depth courses in July and August. We will use the Hiperadobe method, which replaces the polypro bag with a strong mesh bag, further reducing materials, costs, and construction time. Four-day courses are in … Read more