There’s lots of demand for solar homes, earth sheltered homes, super energy efficient, low cost/ do-it-yourself designs and domes. This design combines all these features. The main living dome in this stellar design is flooded with light and ventilation through a 12’ south facing arched window wall. Plexiglass skylight and ferrocement eyebrow windows (optional) provide additional daylighting and solar gain in lofts. Alcoves provide space for baths, walk-in closets, pantry, etc. Wood pole reciprocal roofs reduce heavy work high on the domes. Buttresses contain earth berms covered with grass, zeriscaping or edible plants. Additional domes can be joined with earthbag vaults to create larger homes in modular fashion. For instance, two domes could be joined side-by-side with south facing arches.
earth dome
Bio-Construction with Adobe or Earthbag Building
March 17 at Tres Amigos farm, Las Marías, Puerto Rico.
“A 6-hour hands-on and theoretical training facilitated by Fox McBride & Owen Ingley. We invite you to learn about tropical bio-construction with earthbags, an inexpensive, sustainable and easy to learn alternative; appropriate for the tropics and highly resistant to natural disasters (earthquakes, hurricanes and floods).”
Earthbag Dome Build in Grass Valley, CA 2012
Short video on the earthbag domes we built in the summer of 2012.
Earthbag Workshop in Missouri
Earthbag Construction: One of the most practical structures is a multi-purpose structure that can serve as emergency shelters, temporary or permanent housing, root cellars or any conceivable structure.
Romania Earthbag Dome JOY Project
Dear Kelly, dear Owen,
We are looking for someone with experience in building earthbag domes to instruct us in May. In autumn we stopped at almost ground level. Do you know someone in Europe? We pay expenses and salary at least for 2 weeks, maybe 4 weeks, depending on salary. Should be an English speaker. Building site is in Salicea, a small village, 12 km from Cluj (there is an airport).