I’ve added a third entry in ‘The $300 House Open Design Challenge’. CEBs are popular and practical, and some of you may be thinking of using them for columns, next to wood stoves, interior walls or as a design element. They would make a great center column in a roundhouse. Geopolymer CEBs turn to actual … Read more
I thought you’d like to see Gernot Minke’s gallery. He’s one of the most experienced and knowledgeable earth builders around. His book Earth Construction Handbook: The Building Material Earth in Modern Architecture is the most in-depth, practical book for those who want engineering details. It will set you back $101 at Amazon. Check your local … Read more
Today’s post features an earthbag dome by Elevated Earth Technologies. The text below is from their website. In nature there are few linear and right-angled shapes and none that are being applied in the design of wild animal habitats. On the other hand, humans have based the design of their living and working habitats almost … 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
Interview with Peggy Reents and Thana Joe Uthaipattrakoon (nickname Joe). Owen: I first heard about earth building in Thailand from Janell Kapoor of Kleiwerks International fame who said there are thousands of new earthen houses in Thailand. That really amazed me and so I’ve set out to learn the details about the modern earth building … Read more
[The following excerpt is from Paul Coleman’s Environmental Booty blog] The design is of four domes and a courtyard and when people see it I am sure they will be reminded of a fairytale world. It will fit in with the view and will disappear among the surrounds. Most of the materials will have to … Read more