Ekopedia, an online encyclopedia of environmentally friendly alternative techniques, has a very good summary of earthbag building. I’ve quoted a few passages below. More and more people seem convinced that earthbag combines the best of the past and the future. Earthbag is a hybrid earthen masonry material. It combines one of the most basic building … Read more
This is another major announcement courtesy of Structure1.com. Instead of building buttresses, which tend to be time consuming and difficult to design correctly for earthquake zones, they recommend using the same specifications we reported earlier for reinforced earthbag walls in seismic regions. The comments below are from the latest email exchange with Structure1.com. Refer to: … Read more
We just got this request today. It’s a unique opportunity because they own the polypropylene bag factory and the government is supporting their cause. Please contact them directly if interested. Here is their email in full. Right now Colombia- South America is living the worst rainy season ever in history. Floods are spreading over the … Read more
This blog has a nice search box in the upper right corner where you can search the entire contents of the archived blogs for any word or phrase. If you want a somewhat wider search opportunity, you might like to try the new search feature at www.earthbagbuilding.com, as the results from this will include not … Read more
We’re starting a new feature today, where we post new photos we find on the Internet. Many earthbag photos we come across have little or no information, but are beautiful, interesting and worth sharing. As many of you know, the best projects are eventually profiled on our Projects page. But that requires having a certain … Read more
I have a new 2-bedroom version of my spiral house design. This version includes a large grow bed, exposed timber ceiling and living roof. Ample light is provided by the window wall next to the grow bed, window and door glazing, and suntubes. Distinguishing features include two bedrooms, masonry two-way fireplace, covered porch and cool … Read more