SuperShip Earthbag Dome Workshop in Nevada

Open Arms domes is a SuperShip (Superadobe/Earthship hybrid) residential home being constructed in central Las Vegas
Open Arms domes is a SuperShip (Superadobe/Earthship hybrid) residential home being constructed in central Las Vegas

Open Arms domes is a SuperShip (Superadobe/Earthship hybrid) residential home being constructed in central Las Vegas, Nevada (an actual IN CITY construction – very exciting).

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AUWA Earthbag Rural Retreat

Weekend earthbag house for private clients in Brazil.
Weekend earthbag house for private clients in Brazil.

Here’s another wonderful project by AUWA Earth. We’ve profiled them before, but this little house caught my eye when browsing their website again. And by the way, check out their slideshow that shows a very fast earthbag building system using raschel mesh tubes.

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How to Build the Best Survival Shelter on a Budget

Traditional dome homes can be made with earthbags
Traditional dome homes can be made with earthbags
“If you are planning to bug out to a remote location, you probably think about building a permanent home that will remain unnoticed and able to withstand many kinds of attacks. But would you consider that the cheapest survival shelter is also the best? Would you start building an earthbag house?

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Kent’s Earthbag Cabin

Kent’s earthbag cabin near Bozeman, Montana
Kent’s earthbag cabin near Bozeman, Montana

“It’s finally happening. My little cabin construction project is finally happening. The main building material is earthbag, sometimes called superadobe. Watch this site for our progress! Note that most recent posts are at the top, so chronological order of the blog starts at the bottom!”

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Yurok Native Reservation Earthbag Build

United Earth Builders is finishing an earthbag house for the Yurok Indians in Northern California
United Earth Builders is finishing an earthbag house for the Yurok Indians in Northern California

“UEB’s first 1,225sqft structure built with the semi-automatic 3d printer, the Earth Home Builder. 9 days of bag laying of 21″ bag. Fastest layer of 40′ length was laid in 11m16s! The crew was trained on site and ranged from ages 9 to 50+! Even with mechanization, anyone can still be a part!

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