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Msambweni Earthbag Project

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 18, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Another project to be carried out in June 2015 is the build of a round earthbag house. The filling material of the polypropylene bags will be on-site soil which makes this construction method literally ‘dirt cheap’. Our County Governor Salim … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged Africa, earthbag, earthbag roundhouse earth house, Kenya, low cost, natural building, sustainable | 4 Replies

Flexible Form Rammed Earth Construction (Earthbag Construction) Part 1

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 25, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Very good video about building earthbag domes that shows half a dozen or so innovative ideas I haven’t seen before. I can’t think of another video or project where I’ve seen so many new interesting building tips. So hat’s off … Continue reading →

Posted in Domes | Tagged affordable housing, Africa, DIY, dome home, earth dome, earthbag, earthbag dome, low cost, natural building, sustainable | Leave a reply

Mysterious Stone Circles of South Africa

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 21, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

From time to time, just for fun, we cover fascinating stories about ancient structures. I’m intrigued by the work of Michael Tellinger who’s been researching and documenting ancient stone structures in southern Africa. By his estimate the ancient stone circles … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Africa, ancient history, ancient stone structures, archeology, michael tellinger, ring like bells, southern africa, stone circles | 8 Replies

Round Earthbag Village Library

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 11, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Here is the round earthbag village library I have almost completed. I have seen your inspiring works with earthbags and am happy to inform you that I am also into green building here in Kenya. I have done a demo … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged Africa, earth, earthbag, earthbag construction, ecofriendly, Kenya, library, low cost, natural building, sustainable | 2 Replies

Africa Vernacular Architecture Database

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 10, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Welcome to the data base on African vernacular architecture. There is very little information available on vernacular architecture of Africa…. this data base is the only source on line to view images of vernacular structures in every African country.

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Posted in Design | Tagged Africa, ecofriendly, indigenous, low cost, natural building, natural materials, sustainable, traditional, vernacular architecture | Leave a reply

Oromo Basket House

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 10, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Classic Oromo roundhouse in Ethiopia. Note the woven walls.

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Posted in Design | Tagged Africa, basket house, ethipia, natural building, oromo, roundhouse, sustainable, traditional, traditional roundhouse, vernacular | Leave a reply

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