Breaking news: an engineer in Florida has just gained approval for the first permitted earthbag dome in Florida. They charged only $800 and are eager to do more green building in the future. They modified my Enviro Dome design to meet Florida state building codes.
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Aardskip Earthbag Earthship Update
“Earthship development in South Africa. Main goal is to create an information centre of eco- and autarkical houses also for the less fortunate.”
I look forward to hearing more details. Check out their blog for more info.
Source: Aardskip – Earthship
Laughing Heart Living Earthbag Workshop
When: July 12-24th, 2012 (with a day of rest on July 18th…river time!)
Where: Laughing Heart Living Farm, North San Juan, CA
Who: Cal Earth certified Dada Krpasundarananda (check out this article) & Betty Lenora http://www.onecommunityranch.org/betty-lenora/
Cost: $600 for 12 days, $350 for 6 days, or $60/day (includes food, camping and instruction)
Food: simple vegetarian meals (can accommodate some special needs…please ask)
Women’s Earthbag Dome Building Apprenticeship in Canada
Training the next generation of women leaders in the ecological design-build movement! Ideal apprentices are women who want to work in the natural building trades, build their own house and houses of friends, start a business, teach others, move it n’ shake it in the ecological design-build movement, develop a peer-based council of support, immerse in a uniquely powerful opportunity….and take the next step!
Earthbag Swimming Pool
From the Permies Forum:
“i am now in process of building it need help filling sand bags and placing them then plastering them, i am also doing walls and out buildings I have sucessfuly built a sand bag green house and am growing citrus trees in it. I have a little expereience in building with sand bags and a lot of ideas.
Earthbag Hidey Hole Shelter
This is the fourth installment about my low cost desert shelters that have been designed with economic refugees in mind. These desert shelters were inspired by Phillip Garlington’s website at Rancho Costa Nada. The Hidey Hole shelter was also inspired by Ran Prieur’s shelter. Ran Prieur is the author of Ran Prieur.com as well as numerous texts such as his free novel Apocalypsopolis and his essay on How to Drop Out. Here’s an interesting article about the cabin he is building and his Frugal Early Retirement FAQ. Both Phil Garlington and Ran Prieur write extensively on how to simplify life, live more sustainably and, as a result, have a better life.