“Sandbag construction To continue the theme of ingenious construction techniques for bioconstructors [natural builders], sacks of earth are a versatile and modern adaptation of a traditional way of building. Building with earth has unique and beautiful qualities, as it is easy to heat and keep cool and has great soundproofing and a stable and healthy … Read more
Specifications: Lodge = 800 sq. ft. interior, 19’ interior DIA master bedroom dome plus loft = 452 sq. ft., two 16’ interior DIA bedrooms plus lofts = 600 sq. ft., one 16’ interior DIA bath/mechanical dome = 201 sq. ft., two baths, total = 2,053 sq. ft., Footprint: 62′ x 66′ Description: Can you say … Read more
Location: Joshua Tree, CA After considering a couple of different layouts, we have decided on a triple dome configuration (868 sq. ft.) for our floorplan. At this time we are continuing our Volunteer Community Building program. From now until December 17, 2011 is the last BIG PUSH for building with our hired crew. If you … Read more
Hi! I am a Pakistani born Canadian citizen. Trained as a civil engineer, I focused myself on green earth technologies. Self educated with reading books & info. on net by great people like Dr Owen, Kelly Hart, Prof. Nadir Khalili. I am building earthbag dome in a flood hit area (Badin Pakistan) .This project is … Read more
This fellow is having a lot of fun with his first experimental earthbag dome. From his blog, PaleoPlanet.
“As a picture is worth a thousand words, we put a small assembly of the first days in the construction of a dome. With this panorama you can see from the ground up to the first holes for windows. We will keep putting more pictures as we go. BACK TO EARTH IS BACK TO HOME … Read more