I’ve put together a brief list of compressed earth block (CEB) technical documents.
DIY
Compressed Earth Block Wall Build
Yet another way to build with CEBs. This looks like one of the most efficient.
Nice Thatch Roof Pics
Three beautiful thatched roof houses just for fun.
The Evolution of a Canadian Earthbag Dome House
From Sierra in Canada: Here is my Youtube video on the earthbag structure I have been working on for the last 3 years. It is almost complete…just needs some windows and doors installed and some finishing touches inside and out. I thought you might be interested to see the progress.
120-Square-Foot Home in The Smokey Mountains Of North Carolina
“Three years go, Laura LaVoie and her husband Matt decided that they were tired of their 2,400-square-foot home and began building one a fraction of its size. Sure, they enjoyed having lots of space so they could invite guests over and throw parties. But at some point, the size became too overwhelming.
Wattle and Cob: An Earthen House Built by Hand
Here’s another super low cost, all natural housing method. Snakes of cob are coiled around a pole frame.
“Peak Moment 215: “I think it’s very very important to know you can provide things for yourself? build your own house? grow your own food? make your own medicine.” Walking his talk, Greg Crawford shows the magical wattle-and-cob house he built with hand tools using local materials: alder trees in the surrounding forest, and clay from what later became the house floor. Building his house was an “experiment in intuitive architecture… using common sense while “letting the building evolve, change and grow on its own.””