“We would like to tell you about our very exciting Earthbag build project in Nepal. We are a New Zealand registered charity providing quality early childhood and school support projects in rural Nepal. Our projects have been so successful that we now want to offer training to as many teachers as possible. Therefore, we are constructing an earthbag building Teacher Training Centre in our project area, 3 hours north of Kathmandu in 2014/15. Fundraising is well under way for the project and we hope to be able to start on schedule.
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Problems with Earthbags from China?
Reader question: “Has anyone determined the safety of bags manufactured in China, vs the US? I have read reports of bag failure even after the bags were kept covered. Is it known if the bag failures are from the manufacturing materials or the percentage of UV protection the covering material provides?
Rebuilding Gaza with Earthbag Homes
The following article was written by Meinhaj Hussain.
8/11/2014 Meinhaj Hussain, m.hussain@grandestrategy.com
“So Gaza has suffered and is suffering massive targeted genocide. Large swathes of Gaza look like Dresden. How can we rebuild with a blockade? Earthbag houses may be one solution. All one needs is earth and readily available bags.
Free Training Materials for Natural Builders
I’ve been corresponding with a long time reader about how to develop low cost natural building training courses. The idea is to provide a range of free and low cost training materials that instructors can choose from to develop training programs for students. Kelly and I have already made a pretty good start with our videos, free plans, online articles, blog posts and Instructables. Some of these are listed below for ease of reference. These free materials could be supplemented with my low cost Earthbag Building Guide and/or DVD.
The Mahali Project
“The Mahali Project was our first project that utilized the earthbag building technique. Its Located in the Eastern Region of Ghana near the Township of Akosombo on a beautiful site set on the banks of the Volta River with Mountain Views and just a short canoe ride away from Ghana’s Hydroelectric Dam.
More from Superadobe Serrano
Hello Owen, i would like to show you some progress in our earthbag home.
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